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Deputy Sheriff Walter W. Willis, aged 64, tragically lost his life on December 2, 1939, in Stuart, Virginia. He was fatally shot while performing his duties as a law enforcement officer. On that fateful day, Deputy Willis was involved in a raid on an illegal still near Willis Gap. As he approached the still, he was shot in the back by a suspect armed with a .22 caliber rifle. Despite his severe injuries, Deputy Willis managed to crawl half a mile to a nearby house, where he succumbed to his woun ...Read More
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Walter W. Willis
Male
Stuart
VA
1939-12-02
64
Walter
Willis
11/11/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about that tragic event involving Deputy Sheriff Walter W. Willis back in 1... ...Read More
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