Roll of Honor
George Washington Shiflett
Incident
Guard George Shiflett was mounted on a horse and guarding a squad of inmates at the Blue Ridge State Farm, sixteen miles east of Richmond on a ridge of Oyster Creek in northeastern Fort Bend County. A passing truck spooked his horse which bolted and threw the guard to the ground. His weapon (not disclosed as pistol, rifle or shotgun) discharged and a bullet entered his abdomen. He is reported to have died at 9:45 a.m. The truck struck the fleeing horse and killed it.
He was survived by his wife, three sons, and six daughters. He is buried with his wife in the Weldon Cemetery in Houston County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, and six daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Shiflett served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Shiflett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Guard George Washington Shiflett 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 32 of 124 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Washington Shiflett's cause is highlighted.
How George Washington Shiflett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Washington Shiflett is highlighted in Dec.
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