Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jailer Howard Callis succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when his transportation vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on the Western Kentucky Parkway in Hopkins County.
He and another jailer were en route to pick up a prisoner when their Crown Victoria started to slide sideways on the snow-covered road. A tractor-trailer driving behind them was unable to stop and broadsided their vehicle. Deputy Jailer Callis was transported to the University of Louisville Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Jailer Callis had been in law enforcement for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Jailer Callis gave the Trimble County Jail 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bedford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Jailer Callis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Jailer Howard E. "Buck" Callis 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard E. "Buck" Callis's cause is highlighted.
How Howard E. "Buck" Callis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard E. "Buck" Callis is highlighted in Dec.