Ruben Roy Farmer, Auxiliary Officer

Idabel Police Department

The evening of Sunday, January 20, 1980, a race riot broke out in Idabel over the unexplained shooting death of a black teenager. Shots were fired throughout the evening and several people were wounded including Officer Farmer. Farmer, 35, had previously served as an Idabel police officer before resigning and going into business in Idabel. Farmer was shot in the back with the bullet exiting his chest and was first treated at the McCurtain Memorial Hospital before being transferred Sunday evening to Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, Texas, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His wife Kay and a daughter survived Farmer.

Marrion K. Farral, Chief

Shawnee Police Department

About noon on Thursday, October 17, 1907, Chief Farral had gone to the Shawnee Transfer Company to talk to John Curtis Barber about a complaint Barber’s wife had filed against him for adultery. The Chief and Barber walked out the rear door together, when witnesses heard the sound of a heavy blow being struck but did not see it. The witnesses found the Chief bleeding heavily from a blow to the head as Barber ran away. The Chief died eight hours later, survived by his wife and three children. Barber was later arrested and charged with the Chief’s murder.

Sam Farris, Deputy Sheriff

Canadian County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Farris recognized the outlaw brothers James and Victor Casey in front of the Walker Saloon in Yukon on Monday, May 21, 1894. The Casey brothers were wanted for the murder of the two Townsend brothers in El Reno earlier in the month. As the deputy started to arrest them the Casey brothers opened fire on him, killing him but not before Farris wounded “Vic” in the foot. Vic died of blood poisoning from the foot wound on November12th. Jim Casey was killed June 30, 1895, during a jailbreak from the Oklahoma County Jail in Oklahoma City.

Charles T. Farrow, City Marshal

City of Okemah

In late June of 1909, City Marshal Farrow had raided P. T. Thompson’s pool hall, confiscated all of his illegal “near beer” and arrested Thompson. After his release from jail Thompson replenished his supply of “near beer” and made threats against the marshal’s life. About 5 P.M. on Saturday, July 3rd, Marshal Farrow, 42, went to Thompson’s pool hall. As he entered, Thompson shot at the unarmed marshal striking him in the stomach. The marshal made his way to a doctor’s office but died at 4 A.M. the next morning, Sunday, July 4, 1909.

Frank Faulkner, Posse, Deputy U. S. Marshal

U. S. Marshal Service 

The evening of Friday, September 14, 1894, Deputy U. S. Marshal Harris and his posse Frank Faulkner went to the home of John Seabolt, where a large dance was being held, to locate a man named Bush for whom Deputy Harris had an arrest warrant. Seabolt’s home was located seven miles from Muldrow, Indian Territory and twenty miles from Fort Smith, Arkansas. During the evening a dispute began between the lawmen and a Cherokee Indian named Charlie Benge. Shots rang out in the front yard of the house with at least three men shooting. When the smoke cleared both lawmen and Benge lay dead. Deputy U. S. Marshal Jim Cole was sent from Ft. Smith to investigate. Cole arrived Saturday morning and found the three men still laying in the front yard of the house. Deputy Harris was shot once in the chest still clutching his empty gun in his hand, posse Faulkner had been shot seven times with his empty gun found about ten yards from his body and Benge was shot once through the body with his empty gun in his hand. Cole noticed that all three men had been shot with a hand gun or rifle but Faulkner also had been shot with a shotgun. Deputy Cole was unable to find any witnesses who were willing to tell what happened. No one was ever charged with the deaths of the lawmen.

A. W. Felker, Sheriff

McCurtain County Sheriff's Office

Sunday night, August 13, 1922, Sheriff Felker had gone to Wright City to investigate a double murder committed by a man named Clayton Thompson. About 8 A.M. the next morning, Monday, August 14th, Felker, his Undersheriff Richard Jones and a citizen named Cleve Christian found Thompson walking down a road carrying a 30-30 rifle. For unknown reasons the officers allowed Thompson to get in their car with the rifle. Shortly after Sheriff Felker started driving off, Thompson shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Thompson then shot Christian but Deputy Jones was able to escape the car. Jones took cover and watched Thompson go into a near by restaurant. When Jones tried to arrest Thompson inside of the restaurant they struggled over the rifle and Thompson was shot. Christian recovered from his wound but Thompson died the next night in his jail cell in Idabel. His wife and five children survived Sheriff Felker.

L Elmer Ferguson, City Marshal

City of Ringwood

On Friday, Christmas Day, December 25, 1903, City Marshal Ferguson attempted to arrest Clint Fox while inside his uncle Martin Fox’s meat market for making threats against the marshal’s life and carrying a concealed weapon. Clint Fox drew his gun and shot the marshal twice, firing at him a third time after he had fallen outside the store but missing with that shot. The 36 year-old marshal died at the scene. A large crowd quickly gathered and engaged in a running gun battle with Fox who was gunned down by the citizens within half a mile. His wife and several children survived Ferguson.

John Fields, Deputy U.S. Marshal

U.S. Marshals

Near daybreak on Wednesday, October 19, 1892, a posse of six Deputy U. S. Marshals, including John Fields, attempted an assault on a fortress cabin twelve miles east of Tahlequah to arrest Ned Christie, wanted for the murder of Deputy U. S. Marshal Dan Maples in 1887. All attempts the previous five years had failed. As in the past a gun battle broke out and Deputy Fields received a fatal gunshot wound through the neck. The posse then retreated. Ned Christie was killed in another try on the cabin three weeks later on November 2nd

William Fields, Deputy U.S. Marshal

U.S. Marshals

Deputy Fields and his posseman, Crowder Nix, had a warrant for James H. “Jim” Cunnicus for stealing 800 pounds of flour from a railroad car and proceeded to a camp near Eufaula where Cunnicus was believed to be hiding. The afternoon of Sunday, April 10, 1887, as they rode up to the camp, Deputy Fields recognized Cunnicus and advised him he had a warrant for his arrest. Cunnicus grabbed a shotgun from his saddle and fired both barrels into the deputy, killing him. Nix arrested Cunnicus after wounding him in both legs.

Edward D Fink, Deputy U.S. Marshal

U.S. Marshals

On Monday, November 28, 1904, Marshal Fink was searching for six Indians who had reportedly bought some illegal whiskey at Keokuk Falls. Locating two of them walking in a field a mile from Wetumka, the Marshal rode out to them. As he approached, one of the men, Peter Fish, raised a Winchester rifle he had hidden by his side and shot Marshal Fink through the chest. Fish was later arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison

Robert Patrick “Pat” Flickinger, Special Agent

Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department

About 7:55 P.M. on Friday, March 7, 2008, Special Agent Flickinger, 37,  was east bound on State Highway 199 just east of Madill in Marshall County when he attempted to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone and collided with a west bound pickup driven by Ronny Goff, age 67, of Madill. Agent Flickinger died at the scene. Goff was transported to an Oklahoma City hospital. Goff’s wife Donna Goff, was riding with him in the pickup and was transported to a Madill hospital where she was treated and released.

 Robert Flickinger had been in law enforcement for sixteen years. He joined the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department on September 27, 2004, as a uniformed officer and was promoted to Special Agent on October 15, 2007. He was survived by his daughter.

J. Hurt Flippin, Deputy Sheriff

Rogers County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Flippin and Muskogee County Special Deputy Sheriff Andrew McGinnis were members of a posse that had been searching for Tom “Kye” Carlisle and Troy Love for the murder of a woman near Braggs in rural Muskogee County and the murder of Muskogee County Deputy Sheriff Webster Reece. Around dusk the evening of Sunday, September 18, 1932, the posse cornered the two fugitives in a thicket about five miles from where Deputy Reece had been killed the day before. Deputies McGinnis and Flippin were both shot in the ensuing gun battle. The two fugitives ran about 300 yards in a running gunfight during which they were shot and killed. Deputy McGinnis died at the scene but Flippin, 51, wounded in one ankle, was taken to the hospital where he died early the next morning, September 19th, having lost a great deal of blood from his wound.

Walter C. Floyd, City Marshal

City of Roff

On Saturday, June 23, 1923, Marshal Floyd encountered a local blacksmith named J. M. Neal carrying a shotgun while walking down Ninth Street. Floyd demanded he surrender his weapon. Neal refused and the unarmed Floyd left, armed himself and again sought out Neal. A witness stated that Neal opened fire on Floyd as soon as he saw the Marshal approaching him. Marshal Floyd died from his wounds the next morning, June 24th, in a Sulphur hospital.

George Flute, Deputy Sheriff

Cherokee County Sheriffs Office

Deputy Flute, 42, was shot and killed by an Army deserter whom the Deputy was attempting to arrest for a disturbance at a picnic early the morning of Sunday July 6, 1941, at Flute Springs, 20 miles southwest of Stillwell. The deserter, Dexter Rider, 20, was later convicted of the Deputy’s murder

C. M. Fly, Chief

Commerce Police Department

About 2 A.M. on Sunday, April 27, 1924, Chief Fly led a raid on a dice parlor located in a barber shop on South Commerce Street. When the officers broke the locked door in, it came completely off of its hinges and the officers threw it inside on top of one of the dice tables. As the officers were entering, some of the gamblers picked up the door and threw it back at them. One edge of the door caught the hammer of Officer Troy Leveridge’s .44 caliber pistol, cocking it and releasing it, causing it to fire. The bullet hit Chief Fly, 56, in the left arm, and passed through his chest from side to side, causing a fatal wound. His wife and one adopted daughter survived the chief.

Syl G. Ford, Sheriff

Kay County Sheriff's Office

Shortly after 9 P.M. on Monday, March 9, 1908, Sheriff Ford and two deputies were returning to Ponca City on the evening train. Several hundred feet short of the depot platform, Sheriff Ford, 47, jumped from the moving train, presumably to avoid being seen arriving at the depot by people for whom he had arrest warrants. He accidentally fell under the train’s wheels and was killed. Newspaper reports stated that his body was almost completely severed at the hips and his legs were “crushed to jelly”. His wife and two children survived Sheriff Ford.

William A. "Tab" Ford, Deputy Sheriff

Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office

On Sunday morning, August 10, 1941, Deputy Ford was off duty but lounging around the Sheriff’s Office, keeping company with on duty Deputy Bill Alexander, a former prison guard. About 11 A.M., a call for assistance came in from the guards at the nearby State Penitentiary. Four prisoners were attempting to escape using Warden Jess Dunn and a communications engineer as hostages. The prisoners were armed with rifles and handguns taken from the prison’s tower guards. The convicts and hostages had gotten in a car and were leaving the prison. Deputies Alexander and Ford quickly intercepted the getaway car about three blocks north of the prison. When the deputies blocked the road with their car and refused to let the other car by the convicts opened fire. The warden was immediately shot twice in the back of the head and Deputy Ford was shot in the head by a rifle shot from the convicts. Deputy Alexander continued to return fire. When the shooting was over, two convicts, Roy McGee, 37, and Claude Beaver, 39, were dead along with Warden Dunn. Deputy Ford died in the hospital about 2 P.M. and convict Bill Anderson, 36, died from his wounds two days later. Convict Hiram Prather, 33, survived the shootout but died in the Oklahoma electric chair on July 14, 1943.

John H. Fowler, Deputy Sheriff

Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office

On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 18, 1931, Deputy Fowler became involved in a pursuit with a man named Bun Land driving a stolen car from Fitzhugh to Ada. Near the Springbrook bottoms, Land pulled into a driveway. As Deputy Fowler approached the stopped vehicle, Land shot him, in the intestines and breaking his left arm in two places. Deputy Fowler returned one shot, which missed and Land escaped. Deputy Fowler, 45, died the next evening, November 19th at 8:30 P.M. His wife, six sons and two daughters survived him.

Ronnie Nile Fox, Corporal

McAlester Police Department

On Thursday morning, July 30, 1981, Corporal Fox, 38, McAlester Detective David Sheehan, 28, and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Agent Bill Morgan, 29, were flying in a single engine aircraft looking for marijuana patches. About 8:20 A.M. the plane, piloted by Agent Morgan, crashed in the foothills of the Jack Fork Mountains, six miles northeast of Daisy, just inside Pittsburg County killing all three officers. His wife, Betty, survived Officer Fox.

Michael Steven Francis, Deputy Sheriff

Kiowa County Sheriff's Office

On Friday, January 19, 1996, Deputy Francis, 46, had responded to a domestic fight call in Roosevelt that resulted in an arrest being made. Deputy Francis was in the process of handcuffing the arrested person when he suffered an apparent heart attack. Deputy Francis died shortly after arriving at the hospital in Hobart. His wife, Patsy and a daughter survived Deputy Francis

Kirby Frans, Federal Prohibition Agent

U. S. Internal Revenue Service
 

Agent Frans and his partner Agent Joal Bates had gone to Perry to serve a search warrant for the property of George Willis on Friday, November 19, 1920. Upon arrival Mrs. Willis led the agents to a cellar in the back yard. The agents found a working 50-gallon still in the cellar. While inspecting the contraband, George Willis opened fire on the agents from the rear of the cellar, wounding Frans in the chest. Mrs. Willis begged her husband not to kill the agents and they were allowed to leave. Agent Frans was taken to a hospital in Oklahoma City where he died during surgery the next morning, November 20th. George Willis was never apprehended for Agent Frans’s murder.

Grover Fulkerson, Deputy Sheriff

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office

On Friday, August 24, 1917, Deputy Fulkerson had only been a Deputy a month when he was stationed at an intersection two miles southwest of Norman stopping and checking cars possibly smuggling liquor.  About 5 P.M., a roadster with two men in it attempted to bypass him as he flagged them down. Deputy Fulkerson jumped on the cars running board and forced them to pull over. When he told them he intended to search their car, they asked on what authority? The deputy produced his .38 revolver and stated “This is my authority”. One of the men, John Jay, 27, began struggling with the deputy, causing him to drop his gun inside the car. The other man, Charles Holden, 30, then picked up the deputy’s gun and shot him twice in the stomach. The two men then loaded the deputy into their car and continued to drive north toward Moore. The deputy pleaded with them to take him to a doctor in Norman. After driving around about an hour they finally took the deputy to a doctor. The doctor said he needed to be treated in Oklahoma City and put him on a train. Deputy Fulkerson died on the train before reaching Oklahoma City. His wife and two children survived the deputy 

Six months later Charles Holden shot and killed Wilbarger County (TX) Deputy Sheriff James Coffee on the Oklahoma side of the Red River at the Webb Crossing. Holden was later arrested and sentenced to 99 years in prison.