Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Cecil Nunley died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Constable Nunley had served with the Sequatchie County District 7 Constable's Office for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Constable Cecil Nunley died on January 2, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 69.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, four granddaughters, and one grandson.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Constable Nunley gave the Sequatchie County Constable's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dunlap community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Nunley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Cecil Nunley 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 TN, 43 of 769 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cecil Nunley's cause is highlighted.
How Cecil Nunley Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Cecil Nunley is highlighted in Jan.