Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff C.D. Miller suffered a fatal heart attack while trying to stop a gang fight at a barn dance near Pukwana, South Dakota. It was first thought that he sustained a fatal blow to the head while he tried to break up the fight. But an autopsy revealed that he died from a heart attack. Sheriff Miller had made several requests to the county commissioners to revoke the license of the dance hall, as he reported numerous times that it was a "breeder of lawlessness of all kinds." A suspect was tried but acquitted in connection with Sheriff Miller's murder. Sheriff Miller was survived by ten sons and three daughters. One of his sons was appointed sheriff after his death.
Survivors
Sheriff Miller was survived by ten sons and three daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Miller served with the Brule County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chamberlain community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Clarendon D. Miller 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 SD, 4 of 62 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Brule County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarendon D. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Clarendon D. Miller Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Clarendon D. Miller is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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