Claude Hines

Washita County Sheriff's Office — Cordell, OK

Illness

End of Watch October 13, 1932

Age 51

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Chief Deputy Sheriff Claude Hines suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage while struggling with a disorderly prisoner inside the Washita County Jail in Cordell.

He and other officers were attempting to push the man up the stairs when he began to experience symptoms of a stroke.

Chief Deputy Hines had served with the Washita County Sheriff's Office for four years and had served in law enforcement for 17 years. He had previously served with the Greer County Sheriff's Office, Granite Police Department, Darlington Home for drug addicts, and Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He was survived by his wife and four children. One of his daughters was appointed to his vacancy and became the first female law enforcement officer in Washita County.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Hines gave the Washita County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cordell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Hines.

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

Agency

Department Washita County Sheriff's Office

Location Cordell, OK

Platform Identity wcso.washita.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 1932

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Weapon Person

Chief Deputy Sheriff Claude Hines is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Washita County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.

Washita County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

22.2% Illness

OK — Statewide

of 582 officers

3.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness