Roll of Honor
Elizabeth Mazella Edwards
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Edwards was killed in an automobile accident at 8:00 am.
Deputy Edwards was responding to a report of an automobile accident east of Elizabethtown when icy conditions caused her patrol car to leave the roadway and strike a tree.
She was flown to Deaconess Hospital where she succumbed to severe head injuries.
Deputy Edwards had served the Hardin County Sheriff's office for one year and had served in the US Army Reserves.
Survivors
She was survived by her parents and sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Edwards gave the Hardin County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Elizabethtown community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elizabeth Mazella Edwards served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Mazella Edwards 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elizabeth Mazella Edwards's cause is highlighted.
How Elizabeth Mazella Edwards Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elizabeth Mazella Edwards is highlighted in Feb.