Stephens County Sheriff’s Jail Officer Dies Suddenly

Prayers are being requested by Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley for the family of a Stephens County Sheriff’s deputy who passed away suddenly Tuesday.

On his Facebook page, Shirley said 41-year old Dale Cleveland died yesterday afternoon.

Cleveland worked as a jail officer at the Stephens County jail.

Shirley said Cleveland was attending Basic Mandate Training at the Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth Georgia Tuesday when he collapsed.

So far, there’s no word on the cause of death.

Before working for the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland had been the Assistant Director of Dining Services at Truett McConnell University.

Cleveland, who lived in Hartwell, was married to his wife Teresa for 13 years.
They have three children.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Coile-Hall-Spagnoli Funeral Home of Hartwell.