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Near Stroud in Lincoln County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn
July 7, 1947 - July 13, 1978

— In Memory Of —
 
Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
1. Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn Memorial
 
Inscription.

Joined the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
in 1972

Trooper Osborn was killed on July 13, 1978 after stopping to investigate an abandoned vehicle on the Turner Turnpike. He was struck and killed by an out-of-control semi-trailer rig loaded with steel.

 
Location. 35° 45.122′ N, 96° 41.323′ W. Marker is near Stroud, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County. Click for map. Marker is at the I-44 Service Plaza near Milepost 178. Marker is in this post office area: Stroud OK 74079, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Trooper Larry Crabtree (here, next to this marker); Turner Turnpike (here, next to this marker); Murrah Federal Building Bombing (within shouting distance of this marker); William Alfred Mensch Building (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sac & Fox Agency (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stroud Area Veterans Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rock Cafe (approx. 1.9 miles away); Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue (approx. 5.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Stroud.
 
Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
2. Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn Memorial
 
 
Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn Photo, Click for full size
By Unknown, 1970s
3. Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
 
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