In memory of
Byron Leslie Pierce
1946
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- June 13, 1946, aged 45
Their life
Sheriff Byron Pierce was shot and killed after responding to the farm of a man who was threatening his relatives with a rifle.
Deputies had surrounded the house and Sheriff Pierce was shot when he went to the front door to confront the man. The 67 year-old suspect, a former mental patient, was apprehended at the scene. The body of his 72 year-old brother was found shot to death 75 yards away.
The suspect was adjudged insane and committed in a mental institution.
Sheriff Pierce had served with the Henry County Sheriff's Department for eight years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
What people have said
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