Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Theodore Garner was killed in an automobile crash at about 8:00 pm while returning from transporting a juvenile to the State Industrial School in Nashville. His vehicle left the roadway on Highway 41 one mile from Monteagle and it plunged 100-feet down a steep embankment. Sheriff Garner had served with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served as a Lenoir County constable for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, father, two brothers, and four sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Garner gave the Loudon County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lenoir City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Garner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Theodore Virgil Garner 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Loudon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore Virgil Garner's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore Virgil Garner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore Virgil Garner is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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