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In line of duty:
Fire Chief Lawrence L. Kerley October 24,1905 - August 21,1942
Chief Kerley died from injuries after an explosion at a bulk fuel facility on July14,1942
Lieutenant Wayne E. Yarborough March7,1946 –March 5, 2006
Lieutenant Yarborough died from cardiac arrest at his home after responding to a brush fire.
Wayne was a 38 year veteran of the Waynesville Fire Department.
Chief Kerley and Lieutenant Yarborough have been added to the North Carolina Fallen Firefighter Memorial in May 2007 for more information www.ncfff.org
Lieutenant Yarborough has been added to the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial in October 2007 for more information: www.firehero.org
In Memory:
Chief Leonard Messer March 8,1928 - December 11, 2006 Served as Chief for the Waynesville Fire Department from 1978 -1990
Captain Mike Warren
October 19,1958 - October 14, 2005
Served the Waynesville Fire Department for 25 years
Robert T. Yarborough August 10, 1912 - June 25, 2007
Served the Waynesville Fire Department for 30 years. Retired with the rank of Assistant Chief in 1978
Captain Elford Sutton September 16, 1917 - July 6, 2008
Darrell “Butch” Johnson March 23, 1944 - January 29, 2007
Mike Green
June 18, 1959 - October 25, 2000
Dale Parton January 14, 1938 - October 9, 1998
Chief Montgomery Queen
Chief Felix Stovall
Chief Clem Fitzgerald
Chief Edgar Boring Sr.
James Parton March 11, 1935 - July 08, 2000
Dee Clark March 25, 1925 - October 30, 1976
Roe Phillips December 18, 1926 - September 4, 2005
Ben Sloan
Ben West Jr.
Andrew Hannah
Henry Clayton
Robert Chafin
Roy Wood
October 17, 1927 - February 10, 2003
Alfred Fowler
James Turner
M.E. “Tony” Davis
Joe Tate
Ted Hampton
Will Strange
Sam Kelley
If you know of any firemen not listed contact Chief Joey Webb chiefwebb@waynesvillefire.org
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