Sheriff S. Marion Bliss Carbon County Sheriff's Office Date of death: April 23, 1945 Cause: Gunshot wound     View this officer's Reflections Leave a Reflection Courtesy ODMP   Carbon County Sheriff S. Marion Bliss, 70, was killed April 23, 1945, while attempting to capture a murder suspect one and a half miles northeast of Price. Approaching the cornered suspect in a dry wash, Bliss was accidentally struck in the chest by a bullet fired by a posse member. The suspect was killed an hour later during a pitched gun battle with police. Sheriff Bliss was a President of the Utah Peace Officers Association.     This page, along with the State Memorial at Utah's Capitol, is maintained by the Utah Peace Officers Association in behalf of Utah's Fallen Officers - may we never forget their ultimate sacrifice     Email your comments, suggestions, or information requests to upoa@upoa.org