Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Horace Mulberry suffered a fatal heart attack while serving as a bailiff in a lengthy murder trial at the Fayette County Courthouse.
He had been required to serve long hours during the trial and began to complain about feeling exhausted. He was sent home after beginning to show symptoms of a heart attack. He died a short time later.
Deputy Mulberry was a WWI veteran and had served with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office for 4-1/2 years. He was survived by his wife, son, father, brother, and four sisters. His brother served with the Kentucky State Police.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, father, brother, and four 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 Mulberry gave the Fayette County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Horace Mulberry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Horace Mulberry is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Fayette County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Horace Mulberry's cause is highlighted.
How Horace Mulberry Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Horace Mulberry is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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