Frank White
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Deputy Constable

Frank White

Marked Tree Constable's Office — Marked Tree, AR
Accident
End of Watch June 8, 1937
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Frank White was shot and killed by federal revenue agents in a case of mistaken identity.

He and a Poinsett County sheriff's deputy were raiding a still overnight when several federal revenue agents arrived to raid the still as well. Neither group of officers knew the other group would be conducting a raid.

The two groups of officers mistook each other for moonshiners and exchanged gunfire. Deputy Constable White was seriously wounded. He was transported to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where he died the following day.

Deputy Constable White was survived by his wife and six children.

Survivors

Deputy Constable White was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable White served with the Marked Tree Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marked Tree community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable White.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Marked Tree, AR
Platform Identity mtco.poinsett.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1937
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Constable Frank White 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%.

Marked Tree Constable's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank White's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Frank White Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank White is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897