CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Friday was an emotional day for members of the Horry County community, as they remembered 17 brave men who lost their lives in the line of duty, and whose names they refuse to forget.
In front of the fallen officer memorial in Conway, members of local law enforcement agencies, county officials, and loved ones of fallen officers gathered in remembrance.
The fallen officers honored include:
- John Bunon Amaker, State Constable, July 6, 1927
- Henry H. Scarborough, Myrtle Beach PD, March 7, 1949
- William Bryant Hardee, Loris PD, July 15, 1951
- Charles Levon McNeill, SCDNR, October 3, 1974
- Robert D. Sadler, SCDNR, May 19, 1982
- John Ronald Floyd, HCPD, June 25, 1986
- Henry O’Dell Stalvey, Jr., HCPD, September 14, 1986
- Dennis James Lyden, HCPD, June 5, 2000
- Randy Gene Gerald, HCSO, December 29, 2001
- Joseph John McGarry, Myrtle Beach PD, December 29 2002
- Timothy Eugene Causey, Horry County Sheriff’s Office, May 19, 2013
- Henry Cornelius Hardee, State Constable, June 23, 1891
- Benjamin Manning Owens, State Constable, September 18, 1931
- Michael Ambrosino, HCPD, August 19, 2020
- Jacob W. Hancher, Myrtle Beach PD, October 3, 2020
- Gordon W. Best, North Myrtle Beach PD, January 1, 2021
- Melton “Fox” Gore, HCPD, January 12, 2021
The families were given a yellow rose in honor of those lost…