2 Henderson Co Deputies Killed in Shootout ~Services planned
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+1 on that.frankie_the_yankee wrote: This illustrates something I have done my best to pound into my children. Be selective as to who you choose to hang out with. Bad things do not happen "randomly". Most often, they happen around bad, irresponsible, unstable people.
I almost fell in with a bad crowd when I entered high school . . . now, decades later, I shudder to think of what situation I'd be in if I had.
Nothing good to say about this situation.
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Accused Deputy Killer to Face Murder Charges
Last Edited: Friday, 18 May 2007, 8:13 PM CDT
Created: Friday, 18 May 2007, 8:08 PM CDT
By MATT JOYCE
Associated Press Writer
DALLAS -- A man wounded during a shootout that led to the deaths of two East Texas sheriff's deputies will be arrested on capital murder charges when he gets out of the hospital, officials said Friday.
Randall W. Mays, a 47-year-old marine construction worker, is accused of killing Henderson County deputies Paul Steven Habelt, 63, and Tony Price Ogburn, 61, when they responded to a domestic disturbance call Thursday near Payne Springs, a small town about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.
"We are preparing to file two capital murder charges and one attempted capital murder charge on him, once he's released from the hospital," said Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Lt. Pat McWilliams of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said Mays opened fire on the deputies when they arrived at Mays' rural house Thursday afternoon. Authorities recovered a rifle and a pistol from the scene.
Authorities didn't identify a woman who was at the home when the shooting occurred, but said she was not injured.
The Texas Rangers are leading an investigation into the shootout, Mange said.
Mays, who was shot in the elbow and side, is expected to recover, McWilliams said. Guards were keeping watch over him at the East Texas Medical Center, where was in the intensive care unit after surgery.
A third deputy, Kevin Harris, 40, was shot in the leg and is expected to recover, McWilliams said.
Habelt, of Eustace, was a lifelong officer who had worked with the Henderson County department for 13 years. He started his career in 1964 with the Oakland, Calif., police, then joined the California Highway Patrol before moving to Texas, McWilliams said.
Ogburn, of Log Cabin, had served in the National Guard, worked for Henderson County for eight years and also worked for the Malakoff Police Department, McWilliams said.
McWilliams said Mays is apparently self-employed in marine construction, building structures such as retaining walls and boat slips at Cedar Creek Lake.
Mays had previous convictions for fleeing from police, driving under the influence of drugs and criminal mischief, according to records.
A neighbor said Mays dressed in Army fatigues and used bales of hay as target practice almost every day. He would occasionally shoot at hawks that tried to make off with chickens that ran loose in the yard, Russell Hicks said.
"I never had any problems with the guy," Hicks said. "If I needed help, he helped me. And if he needed help, I helped him."
Hicks said Mays was armed with a rifle and had pistols tucked into his belt during Thursday's shootout.
"I saw him run to one side of the house and I heard shots down there ... and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there," Hicks said. "Then he ran into the house ... and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him. When he got to the end of the chicken coop, they told him to get down and he got down."
The deaths were the first for a Henderson County deputy in the line of duty since 1956.
A candlelight service was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Payne Springs Tabernacle Church.
Funeral services for the slain officers were pending, McWilliams said.
Last Edited: Friday, 18 May 2007, 8:13 PM CDT
Created: Friday, 18 May 2007, 8:08 PM CDT
By MATT JOYCE
Associated Press Writer
DALLAS -- A man wounded during a shootout that led to the deaths of two East Texas sheriff's deputies will be arrested on capital murder charges when he gets out of the hospital, officials said Friday.
Randall W. Mays, a 47-year-old marine construction worker, is accused of killing Henderson County deputies Paul Steven Habelt, 63, and Tony Price Ogburn, 61, when they responded to a domestic disturbance call Thursday near Payne Springs, a small town about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.
"We are preparing to file two capital murder charges and one attempted capital murder charge on him, once he's released from the hospital," said Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Lt. Pat McWilliams of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said Mays opened fire on the deputies when they arrived at Mays' rural house Thursday afternoon. Authorities recovered a rifle and a pistol from the scene.
Authorities didn't identify a woman who was at the home when the shooting occurred, but said she was not injured.
The Texas Rangers are leading an investigation into the shootout, Mange said.
Mays, who was shot in the elbow and side, is expected to recover, McWilliams said. Guards were keeping watch over him at the East Texas Medical Center, where was in the intensive care unit after surgery.
A third deputy, Kevin Harris, 40, was shot in the leg and is expected to recover, McWilliams said.
Habelt, of Eustace, was a lifelong officer who had worked with the Henderson County department for 13 years. He started his career in 1964 with the Oakland, Calif., police, then joined the California Highway Patrol before moving to Texas, McWilliams said.
Ogburn, of Log Cabin, had served in the National Guard, worked for Henderson County for eight years and also worked for the Malakoff Police Department, McWilliams said.
McWilliams said Mays is apparently self-employed in marine construction, building structures such as retaining walls and boat slips at Cedar Creek Lake.
Mays had previous convictions for fleeing from police, driving under the influence of drugs and criminal mischief, according to records.
A neighbor said Mays dressed in Army fatigues and used bales of hay as target practice almost every day. He would occasionally shoot at hawks that tried to make off with chickens that ran loose in the yard, Russell Hicks said.
"I never had any problems with the guy," Hicks said. "If I needed help, he helped me. And if he needed help, I helped him."
Hicks said Mays was armed with a rifle and had pistols tucked into his belt during Thursday's shootout.
"I saw him run to one side of the house and I heard shots down there ... and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there," Hicks said. "Then he ran into the house ... and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him. When he got to the end of the chicken coop, they told him to get down and he got down."
The deaths were the first for a Henderson County deputy in the line of duty since 1956.
A candlelight service was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Payne Springs Tabernacle Church.
Funeral services for the slain officers were pending, McWilliams said.
May 18, 2007 5:38 pm US/Central
Shooting Suspect's Stepmom: 'We're So Sorry'
Man Who Shot Henderson County Sheriff's Deputies Has Crime Record
(CBS 11 News) PAYNE SPRINGS, Texas A man accused of killing two Henderson County sheriff's deputies and wounding a third used hay bales as target practice almost every day, according to a neighbor. The deputies were responding to a domestic disturbance call Thursday afternoon when they were shot and killed.
The gunman, identified as 47-year-old Randall W. Mays, was shot in the elbow and his side and taken to the hospital after Thursday's shootout, said sheriff's Lt. Pat McWilliams.
"Upon arrival, he opened fire on them and caught them out in the open. They tried to take cover," McWilliams said.
A woman who was in the home in a rural area near this East Texas town was not injured. Payne Springs is about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.
Paul Steven Habelt, 63, and Tony Price Ogburn, 61, were killed and Kevin Harris, 40, was injured, McWilliams said. Harris and the gunman were taken to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
The gunman's next-door neighbor, who said he witnessed the shootings, said Mays was armed with a rifle and had two pistols tucked into his belt.
"I saw him run to one side of the house and I heard shots down there ... and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there," neighbor Russell Hicks said. "Then he ran into the house ... and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him. When he got to the end of the chicken coop they told him to get down and he got down."
Hicks added that he never had any problems with Mays, who has not yet been charged. "If I needed help, he helped me. And if he needed help, I helped him," he said.
One of the officers killed was in uniform and the other was a plainclothes investigator, McWilliams said. The three deputies were shot by a high-powered rifle, McWilliams said.
Neighbor Ralph Satchell described Mays as "a hard man."
"He's kind of a tough hombre," Satchell said.
Police records indicate Mays has previously been convicted of fleeing from police, driving under the influence of drugs and criminal mischief.
Mays' family has a long history of trouble with the law, as well. One brother, Ray Mays, was killed in 1977 in what was ruled a justifiable homicide. Another brother, Noble Mays, was executed in 1995 for a murder he committed in Wichita Falls. A third brother, Kenneth Mays, died of an overdose of methamphetamines and cocaine in Kemp in 1999.
Friday, CBS 11 News spoke to Mays' father and stepmother. Gerry Mays says she and her husband are distraught. "We're so sorry for what happened," she said, talking about the men who were killed and their family members. "I'll pray for them and hope they can forgive."
Mays also says her stepson is psychologically unstable.
Earlier Thursday, the three deputies attended a Henderson County Peace Officers Association memorial service in the courthouse square to remember fallen officers, McWilliams said. Until Thursday, a Henderson County deputy hadn't died in the line of duty since 1956. The last time a peace officer died in the county was 1977.
The speaker at the service was a U.S. Border Patrol officer who is the cousin of the wounded deputy, McWilliams said.
Shooting Suspect's Stepmom: 'We're So Sorry'
Man Who Shot Henderson County Sheriff's Deputies Has Crime Record
(CBS 11 News) PAYNE SPRINGS, Texas A man accused of killing two Henderson County sheriff's deputies and wounding a third used hay bales as target practice almost every day, according to a neighbor. The deputies were responding to a domestic disturbance call Thursday afternoon when they were shot and killed.
The gunman, identified as 47-year-old Randall W. Mays, was shot in the elbow and his side and taken to the hospital after Thursday's shootout, said sheriff's Lt. Pat McWilliams.
"Upon arrival, he opened fire on them and caught them out in the open. They tried to take cover," McWilliams said.
A woman who was in the home in a rural area near this East Texas town was not injured. Payne Springs is about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.
Paul Steven Habelt, 63, and Tony Price Ogburn, 61, were killed and Kevin Harris, 40, was injured, McWilliams said. Harris and the gunman were taken to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
The gunman's next-door neighbor, who said he witnessed the shootings, said Mays was armed with a rifle and had two pistols tucked into his belt.
"I saw him run to one side of the house and I heard shots down there ... and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there," neighbor Russell Hicks said. "Then he ran into the house ... and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him. When he got to the end of the chicken coop they told him to get down and he got down."
Hicks added that he never had any problems with Mays, who has not yet been charged. "If I needed help, he helped me. And if he needed help, I helped him," he said.
One of the officers killed was in uniform and the other was a plainclothes investigator, McWilliams said. The three deputies were shot by a high-powered rifle, McWilliams said.
Neighbor Ralph Satchell described Mays as "a hard man."
"He's kind of a tough hombre," Satchell said.
Police records indicate Mays has previously been convicted of fleeing from police, driving under the influence of drugs and criminal mischief.
Mays' family has a long history of trouble with the law, as well. One brother, Ray Mays, was killed in 1977 in what was ruled a justifiable homicide. Another brother, Noble Mays, was executed in 1995 for a murder he committed in Wichita Falls. A third brother, Kenneth Mays, died of an overdose of methamphetamines and cocaine in Kemp in 1999.
Friday, CBS 11 News spoke to Mays' father and stepmother. Gerry Mays says she and her husband are distraught. "We're so sorry for what happened," she said, talking about the men who were killed and their family members. "I'll pray for them and hope they can forgive."
Mays also says her stepson is psychologically unstable.
Earlier Thursday, the three deputies attended a Henderson County Peace Officers Association memorial service in the courthouse square to remember fallen officers, McWilliams said. Until Thursday, a Henderson County deputy hadn't died in the line of duty since 1956. The last time a peace officer died in the county was 1977.
The speaker at the service was a U.S. Border Patrol officer who is the cousin of the wounded deputy, McWilliams said.
5/18/07-Henderson County
New Details On Thursday's Deadly Shooting
Twenty four hours later, investigators are still collecting evidence at the scene where two Henderson County Sheriff's deputies were shot and killed Thursday, and a third injured. There are new details Friday about what happened at the house in Payne Springs, a small community outside Gun Barrel City. The sheriff's department says the deputies killed and the deputy injured were not the first to respond to the scene. They also say Randall Mays, 47 was using a high powered scope rifle when he shot the deputies. Mays remains in a Tyler hospital, but has been charged with one count of capital murder.
It all began late Thursday afternoon when Gerald Nicholson, who lives across the street from Mays, says he heard gun shots coming from the home. The next thing he knew, he saw two deputies get shot and killed, and a third injured.
"I knew he (Randall Mays) was capable of doing things like that, but I could have not imagined he would take it that far," said Gerald Nicholson, who witnessed the shooting. The sheriff's department says when the first two deputies arrived, Mays pulled out a rifle and pointed it at them. That's when the deputies called for back-up. The back-up included Deputies Tony Ogburn, Paul Habelt and Kevin Harris. Lieutenant Pat McWilliams says Ogburn was shot and killed first. Habelt who was trying to hide behind his car was hit next.
"The shooter was using a high powered rifle with a scope," said Lieutenant Pat McWilliams, Henderson County Sheriff's Department. "He (Randall Mays) was not standing in the window. He was back in the house somewhere deep in a room and taking cover and shooting, and the officers couldn't see him. They were just firing into the room." The gunshots, McWilliams says would have been too strong for the bullet proof vests the deputies were wearing. He says both Ogburn and Habelt were struck in the head.
"It just happened so quick," said McWilliams. "You're already in the fire before you know you are out of the fire." Mays, who had been shot inside his home, McWilliams says eventually came out and was apprehended, but not before the sheriff's department lost two of it's finest deputies.
Deputy Kevin Harris who was shot in leg, McWilliams says is expected to make a full recovery. The alleged gunman, Randall Mays underwent surgery Thursday night, but his condition is unknown. So far Mays has only been charged with one count of capital murder for Deputy Tony Ogburn. His bail has been set at $2 million.
New Details On Thursday's Deadly Shooting
Twenty four hours later, investigators are still collecting evidence at the scene where two Henderson County Sheriff's deputies were shot and killed Thursday, and a third injured. There are new details Friday about what happened at the house in Payne Springs, a small community outside Gun Barrel City. The sheriff's department says the deputies killed and the deputy injured were not the first to respond to the scene. They also say Randall Mays, 47 was using a high powered scope rifle when he shot the deputies. Mays remains in a Tyler hospital, but has been charged with one count of capital murder.
It all began late Thursday afternoon when Gerald Nicholson, who lives across the street from Mays, says he heard gun shots coming from the home. The next thing he knew, he saw two deputies get shot and killed, and a third injured.
"I knew he (Randall Mays) was capable of doing things like that, but I could have not imagined he would take it that far," said Gerald Nicholson, who witnessed the shooting. The sheriff's department says when the first two deputies arrived, Mays pulled out a rifle and pointed it at them. That's when the deputies called for back-up. The back-up included Deputies Tony Ogburn, Paul Habelt and Kevin Harris. Lieutenant Pat McWilliams says Ogburn was shot and killed first. Habelt who was trying to hide behind his car was hit next.
"The shooter was using a high powered rifle with a scope," said Lieutenant Pat McWilliams, Henderson County Sheriff's Department. "He (Randall Mays) was not standing in the window. He was back in the house somewhere deep in a room and taking cover and shooting, and the officers couldn't see him. They were just firing into the room." The gunshots, McWilliams says would have been too strong for the bullet proof vests the deputies were wearing. He says both Ogburn and Habelt were struck in the head.
"It just happened so quick," said McWilliams. "You're already in the fire before you know you are out of the fire." Mays, who had been shot inside his home, McWilliams says eventually came out and was apprehended, but not before the sheriff's department lost two of it's finest deputies.
Deputy Kevin Harris who was shot in leg, McWilliams says is expected to make a full recovery. The alleged gunman, Randall Mays underwent surgery Thursday night, but his condition is unknown. So far Mays has only been charged with one count of capital murder for Deputy Tony Ogburn. His bail has been set at $2 million.
Published: May 18, 2007 10:24 am print this story email this story comment on this story
Two deputies die in line of duty
By Art Lawler
STAFF WRITER
PAYNE SPRINGS — It may have been the most violent day in Henderson County law enforcement history.
Two Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies, 63-year-old Paul Steven Habelt and 61-year-old Tony Price Ogburn were shot to death in a sudden flurry of gunfire Thursday afternoon in a rural area of the community.
A third deputy, Kevin Harris, 40, was shot in the leg.
Their assailant, Randall Wayne Mays, 47, was himself wounded by officers returning fire, bringing an end to the violence on Crawfish Road.
The two deputies were the first to die in the line of duty in Henderson County in 51 years, according to Sheriff’s Department public information officer Pat McWilliams.
On a day when male and female law officers took off their hats around the courthouse square to honor recently deceased longtime officers Dave Harris and Daner Stanbery, the late Harris’ own son was hours away from being seriously wounded. All three of the deputies helped honor Harris and Stanbery earlier.
Harris was out of surgery to repair a broken leg late Thursday.
Mays was being guarded at the hospital by Smith County Sheriff’s deputies, McWilliams said.
With an end to the violence came a chaotic scene of a different kind; news media from Dallas, Tyler and other areas filling the skies over rural Payne Springs, gathering footage for the six o’clock news.
On the ground, shaken law enforcement personnel from all over East Texas held on to one another. Some wept openly. Others appeared to be in shock, and still others couldn’t stop shaking their heads in disbelief and in anger. Henderson County elected officials like District Attorney Donna Bennett and County Judge David Holstein showed up to comfort the officers.
Standing in the middle of it all was Sherrie Ross, who identified herself as the sister of Mays.
“He has been in Terrell (State Hospital), Ross said. “I don’t know what kind of medication he was on, if any, but he has a mental problem,� she said. “I hope you’ll mention that.�
McWilliams told hordes of media crowded around him that “Upon arrival, he (Mays) opened first on them and caught them out in the open.�
Mays was injured by a shot in his side and one in his elbow.
How many shots were fired in the entire exchange was a question no one could answer Thursday afternoon. But officers swarmed the man’s property in search of spent casings.
The investigation was immediately turned over to the Texas Rangers and local agent Trace McDonald.
The officers were answering a domestic disturbance call, a daily or nightly chore for the department. A man and his wife had been fighting — which nearby neighbor Gerald Nicholson said was common.
“He’s (Mays ) a good shot,� Nicholson said. “He sent a bullet past my head once, just to let me know he could have me if he wanted me.�
He said the man fired three shots early on in the family disturbance but didn’t hit anybody.
“One hit my chain length fence,� Nicholson said. “So I went over and confronted him.� His wife called the Sheriff’s Department.�
Later, he said, he heard gunfire and saw one deputy fall to the ground, then another.
He ordered his seven-year-old son and his wife inside, telling them to get inside a bathtub.
Another neighbor, Russell Hicks, said he saw the man run to one side of the house.
“I heard shots down there, and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there. Then he ran into the house...and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him,� Hicks said. “When he got to the end of the chicken coop they told him to get down and he got down.�
Hicks said the man liked to “dress in army fatigues and used bales of hay as target practice almost every day.�
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Two deputies die in line of duty
By Art Lawler
STAFF WRITER
PAYNE SPRINGS — It may have been the most violent day in Henderson County law enforcement history.
Two Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies, 63-year-old Paul Steven Habelt and 61-year-old Tony Price Ogburn were shot to death in a sudden flurry of gunfire Thursday afternoon in a rural area of the community.
A third deputy, Kevin Harris, 40, was shot in the leg.
Their assailant, Randall Wayne Mays, 47, was himself wounded by officers returning fire, bringing an end to the violence on Crawfish Road.
The two deputies were the first to die in the line of duty in Henderson County in 51 years, according to Sheriff’s Department public information officer Pat McWilliams.
On a day when male and female law officers took off their hats around the courthouse square to honor recently deceased longtime officers Dave Harris and Daner Stanbery, the late Harris’ own son was hours away from being seriously wounded. All three of the deputies helped honor Harris and Stanbery earlier.
Harris was out of surgery to repair a broken leg late Thursday.
Mays was being guarded at the hospital by Smith County Sheriff’s deputies, McWilliams said.
With an end to the violence came a chaotic scene of a different kind; news media from Dallas, Tyler and other areas filling the skies over rural Payne Springs, gathering footage for the six o’clock news.
On the ground, shaken law enforcement personnel from all over East Texas held on to one another. Some wept openly. Others appeared to be in shock, and still others couldn’t stop shaking their heads in disbelief and in anger. Henderson County elected officials like District Attorney Donna Bennett and County Judge David Holstein showed up to comfort the officers.
Standing in the middle of it all was Sherrie Ross, who identified herself as the sister of Mays.
“He has been in Terrell (State Hospital), Ross said. “I don’t know what kind of medication he was on, if any, but he has a mental problem,� she said. “I hope you’ll mention that.�
McWilliams told hordes of media crowded around him that “Upon arrival, he (Mays) opened first on them and caught them out in the open.�
Mays was injured by a shot in his side and one in his elbow.
How many shots were fired in the entire exchange was a question no one could answer Thursday afternoon. But officers swarmed the man’s property in search of spent casings.
The investigation was immediately turned over to the Texas Rangers and local agent Trace McDonald.
The officers were answering a domestic disturbance call, a daily or nightly chore for the department. A man and his wife had been fighting — which nearby neighbor Gerald Nicholson said was common.
“He’s (Mays ) a good shot,� Nicholson said. “He sent a bullet past my head once, just to let me know he could have me if he wanted me.�
He said the man fired three shots early on in the family disturbance but didn’t hit anybody.
“One hit my chain length fence,� Nicholson said. “So I went over and confronted him.� His wife called the Sheriff’s Department.�
Later, he said, he heard gunfire and saw one deputy fall to the ground, then another.
He ordered his seven-year-old son and his wife inside, telling them to get inside a bathtub.
Another neighbor, Russell Hicks, said he saw the man run to one side of the house.
“I heard shots down there, and then he ran to the other side of the house and I heard shots from there. Then he ran into the house...and when I saw him come out, he had blood all over him,� Hicks said. “When he got to the end of the chicken coop they told him to get down and he got down.�
Hicks said the man liked to “dress in army fatigues and used bales of hay as target practice almost every day.�
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Services for Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Athens with John Green officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Old Goshen Cemetery near Eustace under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Services for Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Athens with the Rev. Jackie Coleman officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens, under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
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Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt
EUSTACE - Services for Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt, 63, Eustace, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Athens with John Green officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Old Goshen Cemetery near Eustace under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Deputy Sheriff Habelt died May 17, 2007, in Henderson County.
He was born Oct. 1, 1943, in Pacific Grove, Calif., to Milton and Florence Beamish Habelt. He grew up and graduated from public schools in the San Francisco Bay area, and then served as a Military Policeman in the Army.
He then returned to California and served as an officer in the Oakland Police Department for several years. He also served in the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and retired after being injured in the line of duty. He moved to Henderson County in 1993 and joined the Henderson County Sheriff's Department in 1994 where he held the positions of patrol deputy, sergeant, lieutenant and investigator. He was a member of Blue Knights No. 28 and Henderson County Peace Officers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Paul Habelt, Eustace; sons, Christopher Habelt, Modesto, Calif., and Christopher Stanberry, Eustace; daughters, Stacey Marckese, Modesto, Calif., and Kristie Scherbak, Markleeville, Calif.; and 13 grandchildren.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
If desired, memorials may be made to Henderson County Peace Officers Association.
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Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn
LOG CABIN - Services for Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn, 61, Log Cabin, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Athens with the Rev. Jackie Coleman officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens, under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Deputy Sheriff Ogburn died May 17, 2007, in Henderson County.
He was born Sept. 13, 1945, in Norfolk, Va., to Ralph and Mary Brown Ogburn. He served in the Army and moved to Dallas in 1970, He worked as a disc jockey and music director for Stations KKDA of Dallas, KGFJ of Los Angeles, Calif., KNOK of Arlington and for Curtis Mayfield of Chicago, Ill. He was a former supervisor with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and moved to Henderson County in 1989. He was a former member of Malakoff Police Department and was currently a jailor with Henderson County Sheriff's Department and serving as a transport officer and civil deputy. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Patricia "Pat" Johnson Ogburn, Log Cabin; sons, Ralph L. Ogburn, Raleigh, N.C., and Tony Ogburn, Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughters, Mary "Peaches" Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif., and Deborah Ogburn, U.S. Army, Kuwait; and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial with honors will be in Old Goshen Cemetery near Eustace under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Services for Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Athens with the Rev. Jackie Coleman officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens, under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
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Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt
EUSTACE - Services for Deputy Sheriff Paul Steven Habelt, 63, Eustace, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Athens with John Green officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Old Goshen Cemetery near Eustace under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Deputy Sheriff Habelt died May 17, 2007, in Henderson County.
He was born Oct. 1, 1943, in Pacific Grove, Calif., to Milton and Florence Beamish Habelt. He grew up and graduated from public schools in the San Francisco Bay area, and then served as a Military Policeman in the Army.
He then returned to California and served as an officer in the Oakland Police Department for several years. He also served in the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and retired after being injured in the line of duty. He moved to Henderson County in 1993 and joined the Henderson County Sheriff's Department in 1994 where he held the positions of patrol deputy, sergeant, lieutenant and investigator. He was a member of Blue Knights No. 28 and Henderson County Peace Officers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Paul Habelt, Eustace; sons, Christopher Habelt, Modesto, Calif., and Christopher Stanberry, Eustace; daughters, Stacey Marckese, Modesto, Calif., and Kristie Scherbak, Markleeville, Calif.; and 13 grandchildren.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
If desired, memorials may be made to Henderson County Peace Officers Association.
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Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn
LOG CABIN - Services for Deputy Sheriff Tony Price Ogburn, 61, Log Cabin, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Athens with the Rev. Jackie Coleman officiating.
Burial with honors will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens, under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens.
Deputy Sheriff Ogburn died May 17, 2007, in Henderson County.
He was born Sept. 13, 1945, in Norfolk, Va., to Ralph and Mary Brown Ogburn. He served in the Army and moved to Dallas in 1970, He worked as a disc jockey and music director for Stations KKDA of Dallas, KGFJ of Los Angeles, Calif., KNOK of Arlington and for Curtis Mayfield of Chicago, Ill. He was a former supervisor with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and moved to Henderson County in 1989. He was a former member of Malakoff Police Department and was currently a jailor with Henderson County Sheriff's Department and serving as a transport officer and civil deputy. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Patricia "Pat" Johnson Ogburn, Log Cabin; sons, Ralph L. Ogburn, Raleigh, N.C., and Tony Ogburn, Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughters, Mary "Peaches" Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif., and Deborah Ogburn, U.S. Army, Kuwait; and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Re: 2 Henderson Co Deputies Killed in Shootout ~Services planned
Update:
Randall Mays, the murderer of Deputy Habelt and Deputy Ogburn in 2007, is scheduled to be executed on 10/16/19. That's six days after Randy Halprin, one of the "Texas 7" who murdered Officer Aubrey Hawkins in 2007, is scheduled to be executed (10/10/19).
The wheels of justice grind slowly...
Randall Mays, the murderer of Deputy Habelt and Deputy Ogburn in 2007, is scheduled to be executed on 10/16/19. That's six days after Randy Halprin, one of the "Texas 7" who murdered Officer Aubrey Hawkins in 2007, is scheduled to be executed (10/10/19).
The wheels of justice grind slowly...
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PriestTheRunner
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Re: 2 Henderson Co Deputies Killed in Shootout ~Services planned
Thanks for the update, this one hits pretty close to home- unfortunately.