Felt Jones
Agency patch
Police Officer

Felt Jones

Fayette County Police Department — Fayetteville, GA
Accident
End of Watch August 17, 1925
Age 49
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 49 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jones was killed in an automobile accident while he and three other officers were driving to Coweta County to assist authorities there search for a murder suspect. The Coweta County sheriff had requested officers from Fayette County bring dogs to assist in the search. Their vehicle left the roadway on a curve near Fairburn, Georgia. Two of the other officers were also injured.

Survivors

Officer Jones was survived by his wife, three sons, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-C8751151
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Felt. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Jones gave the Fayette County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Fayetteville, GA
Platform Identity fcpd.fayette.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 1925
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Felt Jones is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 29.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Fayette County Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Felt Jones Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Felt Jones is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

0 officers from Fayette County Police Department are honored on badge.nw.