Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Honea succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier. He was on patrol when a vehicle failed to yield right of way and turned left in front of his patrol car.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Honea served with the Anderson County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Palestine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Honea.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Goodvin Derrell Honea 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 Anderson County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Goodvin Derrell Honea's cause is highlighted.
How Goodvin Derrell Honea Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Goodvin Derrell Honea is highlighted in Oct.
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