Waverly Police Memorial Page

Chief Guy Barnett, Sr.,  died on February 26, 1978, from injuries sustained in a propane tank car explosion two days earlier.  The incident occurred as workers were clearing the overturned tanker from a train derailment that had occurred in downtown Waverly.  Three other police officers were injured that day, and the disaster claimed the lives of 16 people altogether.  Chief Barnett was 45 years old, and was survived by his wife and 3 boys.

Chief Barnett's name is inscribed in the Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., along with the names of over 14,000 other law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty.

Please follow the link for more information about that tragedy that cost Chief Barnett his life.

 The Waverly Explosion