Taylor Bristow (Carroll County Sheriff’s Office)
CARROLL COUNTY, Georgia. – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has announced funeral arrangements for Investigator Taylor Bristow.
The wake will be held on August 28th. Friends, family and the community may pay their respects from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mount Holly Church in Carrollton.
Bristow’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on August 29 at the same church. Clay Patterson, Kim Hope, Sheriff Terry Langley and Chaplin Keith Jiles will officiate.
Hayden Bristow, Noah Bristow, Eli Patterson, Josh Murray, Clay Patterson and Jeremy Barber will be Bristow’s pallbearers. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement personnel will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Burial will be at a later date in the Kettle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Waycross. These plans have been arranged by Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen.
If you would like to sign Investigator Taylor Bristow’s guestbook with memories, condolences and well wishes for the family, you can do so here.
Carroll County mourns loss of Inv. Taylor Bristow
The Carroll County community is mourning the loss of Sheriff’s Detective Taylor Bristow, who was shot while searching a building on Tuesday. Bristow underwent emergency surgery and spent several days in intensive care. He died early Saturday morning.
Who is Taylor Bristow of Carroll County?
Bristow was born on July 2, 1994 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Robert and Shelly Murray Bristow.
He worked for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office for six years, and his colleagues said he spent most of his time working on cases involving child and animal abuse.
Those who knew him best remember him as a proud Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves fan, never missing a game when he wasn’t serving the community.
He was also a family man. Bristow’s daughter Bella “was his absolute princess,” a sheriff’s office spokesman said. He spent a lot of time bonding with his son Noah by playing baseball.
On August 23, Bristow was shot in the line of duty while executing a search warrant in Carrolton. He was just 30 years old.
Bristow’s grandfather, Tommy Murray Sr., predeceased him. He is survived by his parents, his wife, Melissa Harkins Bristow, his children Noah and Bella Brock, his brothers Hayden Bristow of Waycross and Noah Bristow of Alma, his sister Raelyne Bristow of Waycross, and his dogs Bo Duke and Daisy Duke.
Donations to support Bristow’s family during this difficult time can be made here. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, this is the only legitimate donation site.
