Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Morris suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being involved in a search and recovery mission for a boy who had drowned in a local pond. Chief Deputy Morris spent several hours dragging the pond with a grappling hook. He collapsed several hours later and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Chief Deputy Morris had served with the agency for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-SC-374C687D- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Henry. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Chief Deputy Morris gave the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Manning community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Morris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Henry Bethea Morris is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Bethea Morris's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Bethea Morris Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Bethea Morris is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Clarendon County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
