Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Claude Parsons was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal whiskey. He and two other deputies were chasing the vehicle on Conway Highway and were attempting to pass two other vehicles when one of the cars attempted to turn left, causing their patrol car to swerve and crash. Deputy Parsons had served with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office for 18 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, three grandchildren, parents, and nine siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Parsons gave the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Georgetown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Parsons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Claude M. Parsons 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude M. Parsons's cause is highlighted.
How Claude M. Parsons Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Claude M. Parsons is highlighted in Jul.