EDWARD FUNK

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 4-E: 6
Department: Taney County, Missouri, S.O.
End of Watch: July 4, 1889
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Funk and Sheriff Galby Branson were fatally shot when they attempted to arrest two suspects for carrying guns at a county fair. Sheriff Branson ordered the brothers to disarm and they responded by drawing their weapons and shooting Sheriff Branson and Deputy Funk. Both suspects were arrested and charged with murder.
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