Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Worthen was shot by a man who had just robbed the night marshal and was attempting to get away. Marshal Worthen was shot about 5 am at the G. M. & O. Station while arresting the suspect. He managed to return fire and seriously wounded the suspect. The marshal died in the waiting room of the station before medical aid arrived. The 24-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and executed by electrocution on May 9, 1946. Marshal Worthen had lived in Union for 23 years and had served as a town officer for twenty years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, one granddaughter, four brothers, and one sister. He was interred in the Union Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, one granddaughter, four brothers, and one sister.
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Town Marshal Worthen gave the Union Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Union community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Worthen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal George I. "Senie" Worthen is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 69.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Union Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George I. "Senie" Worthen's cause is highlighted.
How George I. "Senie" Worthen Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George I. "Senie" Worthen is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George I. "Senie" Worthen was killed by gun.
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