Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff William Atkinson was killed when his vehicle was forced off of the roadway and overturned in a creek as he was chasing bootleggers.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Atkinson served with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fordyce community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Atkinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William E. Atkinson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William E. Atkinson's cause is highlighted.
How William E. Atkinson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William E. Atkinson is highlighted in Jun.