Kansas deputy who died in the line of duty will get a headstone 94 years after death Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
May 6 The Sedgwick County Sheriff s Office is dedicating a new tombstone to a deputy who was killed in an attempted jailbreak nearly 94 years ago, but never had a headstone to mark his final resting place.
The gravesite dedication ceremony for Deputy Benjamin Franklin Hill s headstone will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Highland Cemetery, 1005 N. Hillside in Wichita.
Deputy Hill, who was known as Frank, died in the line of duty on Aug. 16, 1927, during an attempted jailbreak at the Sedgwick County Historical Courthouse.
Kansas deputy who died in the line of duty will get a headstone 94 years after death Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
May 6 The Sedgwick County Sheriff s Office is dedicating a new tombstone to a deputy who was killed in an attempted jailbreak nearly 94 years ago, but never had a headstone to mark his final resting place.
The gravesite dedication ceremony for Deputy Benjamin Franklin Hill s headstone will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Highland Cemetery, 1005 N. Hillside in Wichita.
Deputy Hill, who was known as Frank, died in the line of duty on Aug. 16, 1927, during an attempted jailbreak at the Sedgwick County Historical Courthouse.