Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff W. Dewitt Ormsby was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 74 west of Hamlet at 7 pm. Sheriff Ormsby had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and was the Sheriff for only one month. He was survived by his wife and four children. He is buried at the Eastside Cemetery in Rockingham, North Carolina.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Ormsby gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rockingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Ormsby.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff William Dewitt Ormsby 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Richmond County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Dewitt Ormsby's cause is highlighted.
How William Dewitt Ormsby Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Dewitt Ormsby is highlighted in Jan.
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