KSP Post 11 honors fallen Clay Co. Trooper

LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Thursday, KSP Post 11 placed a wreath at the grave of Trooper Elmer Mobley Jr, as part of the Kentucky State Police’s annual observance of National Police Officers Memorial Week.

Trooper Elmer Mobley Jr., was fatally injured in a vehicle accident May 28, 1964, while responding to a call for assistance in Pike County. Trooper Cecil Uzzle, who was accompanying Trooper Mobley, was also killed in the accident when their vehicle hit large rocks that had fallen in the roadway and were hidden by heavy rain and fog.

KSP says Trooper Mobley was assigned to Post 9 Pikeville and had served with the Kentucky State Police for four and a half years. He was survived by his wife and his nine-year-old son. Trooper Mobley is buried at Oneida Settlement School in Clay County, Ky.