Hubert Butcher

Mingo County Sheriff's Dept. — Williamson, WV

Accident

End of Watch March 3, 1924

Age 48

The Vigil Panel 46 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Hubert Butcher died after falling from a bridge over Glen Alum Creek while being shot at by a subject he had just attempted to arrest.

He had attempted to serve a warrant on a liquor charge when the subject opened fire on him with a rifle.

Deputy Butcher was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Deputy Butcher was survived by his wife and one child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-WV-41324E62
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Hubert. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Butcher served with the Mingo County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Williamson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Butcher.

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

Agency

Department Mingo County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Williamson, WV

Platform Identity mcso.mingo.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1924

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Hubert Butcher 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Mingo County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Mingo County Sheriff's Dept.

of 5 officers

20% Accident

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

23.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident