Stewart S Stringfellow
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Chief of Police

Stewart S Stringfellow

Spencer Police Department — Spencer, NE
Accident Veteran
End of Watch October 16, 1971
Age 51
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Stewart Stringfellow was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 12 while assisting a disabled motorist at 11 PM. As the two men were walking back to Chief Stringfellow's vehicle they were both struck by another car. Chief Stringfellow was was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served in World War II.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Stringfellow served with the Spencer Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Spencer community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Spencer, NE
Platform Identity spd.boyd.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1971
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Stewart S Stringfellow served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Stewart S Stringfellow 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Spencer Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NE — Statewide
36
of 151 officers
23.8% 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. Stewart S Stringfellow'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 Stewart S Stringfellow Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart S Stringfellow is highlighted in Oct.

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