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Incident
Chief Gipson suffered a stroke and died as he escorted a prisoner to jail. Another officer saw his chief fall. He and the prisoner removed the chief to the jail where he was pronounced dead. Chief Gipson was survived by his wife. He was a Civil War veteran having served as a private with the 11th Alabama Calvary, Company C.
Survivors
Chief Gipson was survived by his wife.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Gipson served with the Tuscumbia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tuscumbia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Hansford P. Gipson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Hansford P. Gipson is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 1 of 643 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.2% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 0.8%.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hansford P. Gipson's cause is highlighted.
How Hansford P. Gipson Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Hansford P. Gipson is highlighted in Oct.