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Leonard Taylor
1959
Leonard Paul Taylor.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Chief Deputy Leonard Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Oran Blasingame were killed in a vehicle crash on US Highway 64, six miles west of Selmer.
Chief Deputy Taylor and Deputy Blasingame were passengers in a vehicle being driven by a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent en route to Memphis to interview two juveniles suspected of being in a series of burglaries in the county. Their car struck a logging truck that made a left turn in front of them.
A citizen that they were going to drop off at a Memphis hospital was also killed in the crash.
Chief Deputy Taylor was a WWII veteran and had served with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office for 2 1/2 years.
Chief Deputy Taylor and Deputy Blasingame were passengers in a vehicle being driven by a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent en route to Memphis to interview two juveniles suspected of being in a series of burglaries in the county. Their car struck a logging truck that made a left turn in front of them.
A citizen that they were going to drop off at a Memphis hospital was also killed in the crash.
Chief Deputy Taylor was a WWII veteran and had served with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office for 2 1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
Also Served
McNairy County Sheriff's Office
Chief Deputy
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