CARROLLTON, Georgia. – Family and friends will gather Thursday afternoon to say goodbye to a fallen Carroll County deputy who was shot in the line of duty.
Investigator Taylor Bristow was shot in the face on August 20 while working for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to execute a search warrant on a Carrollton home.
Paramedics took the 30-year-old deputy to Grady Memorial Hospital for surgery. Unfortunately, he did not survive his injuries.
On Wednesday, the community paid their last respects to Bristow during a visit to Mount Holly Church in Carrollton.
Bristow’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the same church. Clay Patterson, Kim Hope, Sheriff Terry Langley and Chaplin Keith Jiles will officiate. The service will be streamed live on YouTube.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Carroll County showers fallen deputy with love
Carroll County continues to mourn the death of Detective Taylor Bristow, who was shot in the line of duty while attempting to execute a warrant. Bristow succumbed to his injuries over the weekend. Now a growing memorial stands outside the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
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.
