Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Bobby Williams died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the Muscogee County Jail at 700 10th Street in Columbus.
Sergeant Williams had served with the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office for 28 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Bobby Williams died on September 13, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 56.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Muscogee County Sheriff's Dept..
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, his life partner, three stepchildren, his father, and four siblings.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Williams gave the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Bobby Williams is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Muscogee County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Bobby Williams Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby Williams is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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