Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Little died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Sheriff Little had served with the Floyd County Sheriff's Office for six years and previously served with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (Florida) for one year.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Little, Jr. died on October 13, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 46.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by two children, his mother, three brothers, and a sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Little gave the Floyd County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prestonsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Little.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Little, Jr. is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 21 of 983 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.1% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Floyd County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oliver Little, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Oliver Little, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Oliver Little, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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