Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Lorie Mangham was killed in a vehicle crash while pursuing a vehicle approximately three miles north of Barnesville.
His patrol car collided with another car that was parked on the side of the highway.
Sheriff Mangham was serving his first full term as sheriff after having just been re-elected while filling the vacancy left in an unexpired term by the previous sheriff.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, son, three sisters, four brothers, six half-sisters, and four half-brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Mangham served with the Lamar County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Barnesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Mangham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Lorie James Mangham, Sr. 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lorie James Mangham, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lorie James Mangham, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lorie James Mangham, Sr. is highlighted in Dec.