Spencer IA, (Northwest Iowa Now)-On Friday morning at around 10:00 AM the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, The Spencer Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol and the Clay County Board of Supervisors gathered to commemorate a fallen deputy that lost his life a century before.

Former law enforcement officer Mike Harleman told the story of Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith to Northwest Iowa Now.

Harleman says that it is very important that we continue to honor deputy sheriff frank Smith.

 

Lieutenant Casey Timmer with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department explains why it’s important to show that your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Deputy Smith had served with the agency for 10 years.