Incident
Marshal Harve Sellers was killed when a tornado ripped through downtown Morganfield, destroying the city hall and several businesses.
Marshal Sellers was in the police office in the city hall when the building was struck and killed when the building collapsed.
He was survived by his wife and children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Marshal Sellers served with the Morganfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Morganfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Harve Sellers 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Morganfield Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harve Sellers's cause is highlighted.
How Harve Sellers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harve Sellers is highlighted in Jan.
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