Flags are lowered to half staff at the Georgia State Capitol and Jackson County today in honor of Jackson County’s Deputy Lena Marshall. Her funeral is scheduled for two o’clock this afternoon at Free Chapel Church in Braselton.
Jefferson Deputy Marshall, 49, was shot dead on the evening of November 5th while answering a home call. She died of her wounds three days later.
Police officers from across the state will be in Jackson County for the funeral. They will lead a 16-mile procession from the funeral home to the church, leaving the sheriff’s office on Monday lunchtime. The procession heads over Highways 15 and 11 through the city of Jefferson to Highway 124, past the intersection with Highway 53 before ending at Free Chapel. A North Carolina State Patrol caisson unit will carry the Deputy Marshall’s coffin in the procession.
For a map of the route click here
A congregation is in mourning
Marshall joined the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in June 2020. She previously worked for the Winder and Helen Police Departments and the Barrow and Habersham Counties Sheriff’s Offices.
“She worked in the Habersham County’s Sheriff’s Office for several months in 2018 as the deputy sheriff,” said HCSO Lt. Matthew Wurtz. “We will have several deputies at your service today.”
Rev. Jeff Williams of Southside Church, Athens, delivers a message in honor of Lena Marshall, Jackson County Vice-President Lena Marshall and her family during the prayer service on November 14. (Facebook)
Parishioners held a prayer service in memory of Deputy Marshall outside the Jackson County Sheriff’s office on Sunday. They gathered near their patrol car, which was adorned with flowers and balloons dropped by those who paid their tribute.
Since Marshall’s death, other law enforcement agencies and the public have turned to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to show their support.
“People were so nice during those sad times,” Sheriff Janis Mangum wrote recently in a social media post. “We appreciate you all.”
A family in Pendergrass displayed this banner in their garden as a tribute to the JCSO deputy Lena Marshall who was killed. (Facebook)
In memory of Deputy Lena Marshall, people in Jackson County’s neighborhoods turned on flashing lights. She died on November 8th from wounds she suffered while answering a home visit in Hoschton. (Facebook)
Deceased Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai (GoFund Me)
The assistant marshal, who leaves two daughters and one son, died within hours of another Georgia law enforcement officer who was shot and killed last week while answering a house call. A Memorial service took place on Sunday for Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai.
You are the sixth and seventh official to die on duty in 2021. Seven officers were also killed on duty last year, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, which tracks the deaths of law enforcement officers.
The GBI is still investigating the circumstances of last week’s shootings. The suspects are dead in both cases.
Separate GoFund Me accounts have been set up for the Marshall and Desai families. A fund was also set up for the Marshall family at Northeast Georgia Bank in Pendergrass. Contributions can be made to the Lena Nicole Marshall Assistant Benefit Fund at any branch of Northeast Georgia Bank.
