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Deputy Sheriff

Shirley Meclellan White

Carson County Sheriff's Office — Panhandle, TX

Accident

End of Watch July 26, 1972

Age 55

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Shirley White was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer. The 59-year-old driver of the truck and Deputy White were on U.S. 287 in Quanah going in the same direction, beside each other, when the truck driver suddenly swerved into Deputy White when a car stopped suddenly in front of him. Deputy White was returning to Texas after transporting a prisoner to Oklahoma when the crash occurred. Deputy White had served with the Carson County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons, one a Texas State Trooper.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff White gave the Carson County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Panhandle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff White.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Carson County Sheriff's Office

Location Panhandle, TX

Platform Identity ccso.carson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1972

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Shirley Meclellan White 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%.

Carson County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shirley Meclellan White's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Shirley Meclellan White Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service