MARTIN COUNTY − Former longtime Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder died Oct. 23 at his home in Georgia, the sheriff’s office announced.
Crowder first was appointed sheriff in 1972 and served until 1973, later returning to head the agency after being elected in 1992. Crowder retired in 2013.
“Sheriff Crowder passed away peacefully with his wife Debbie by his side, in his hometown of Lookout Mountain, Georgia,” the sheriff’s office stated on social media.
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