City Marshal Milford Parker

Milford Parker

City Marshal Milford Parker was electrocuted when he attempted to remove a telephone wire that had fallen across a sidewalk at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Street.

As he was pulling the wire it touched a live wire killing him instantly.

City Marshal Parker had served with the Galena Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife, two children, and a stepchild. His son Milford Parker Jr. was born three months before he was killed and died four years later.