Harold Charles Voege, Jr.
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Deputy

Harold Charles Voege, Jr.

Accident
End of Watch June 16, 1991
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Voege was killed in an ATV accident during a search for an elderly person.

Survivors

He was 30 years old and is survived by his wife.

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BO-US-MO-C0F98E27
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Voege served with the Ripley County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Doniphan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Voege.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Doniphan, MO
Platform Identity rcso.ripley.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1991
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Harold Charles Voege, Jr. 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Ripley County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Charles Voege, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Harold Charles Voege, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Charles Voege, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897