Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Smead Franklin was killed in an automobile crash while en route to Texarkana for a meeting.
He was attempting to pass a large truck when it came into his lane, forcing him into a bridge.
Marshal Franklin had been with the Garland City Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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29 years. You could have gone home.
City Marshal Franklin gave the Garland City Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Garland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Franklin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Smead Powell Franklin 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. Smead Powell Franklin's cause is highlighted.
How Smead Powell Franklin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Smead Powell Franklin is highlighted in Oct.