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Birth	:	22 Jun 1931
Death	:	26 Feb 2013
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, South Hill, Mecklenburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.7186012, -78.1303024
Description	:	Max Bagley Crowder, 81, died at home with family on February 26. Mr. Crowder graduated from South Hill High School and attended Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University). He was called to service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served from 1951 until the armistice was signed in 1953. He was instrumental in founding an orphanage in Korea for children who lost their parents in the Korean War. He had a long career as planning manager for Burlington Industries and later for the Virginia Department of Corrections. He served for 15 years as curator of the... Read More	Max Bagley Crowder, 81, died at home with family on February 26. Mr. Crowder graduated from South Hill High School and attended Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University). He was called to service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served from 1951 until the armistice was signed in 1953. He was instrumental in founding an orphanage in Korea for children who lost their parents in the Korean War. He had a long career as planning manager for Burlington Industries and later for the Virginia Department of Corrections. He served for 15 years as curator of the Tobacco Farm Life Museum of Virginia in South Hill. He is a past member of the South Hill Lion's Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Historical Society and the South Hill Rescue Squad. In his later years, Mr. Crowder became widely known as an historian of Southside Virginia, and he published a well-received book on the history of Whittle's Mill, now a popular South Hill historic park. His was a leading voice in obtaining Virginia Scenic River status for the Meherrin River in Mecklenburg County, recently approved by the current session of the Virginia Legislature. At the time of his passing, he was engaged in writing a narrative history entitled South of Little Mountain. It will be published posthumously.

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Latitude: 36.7186012
Longitude: -78.1303024

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Harper Crowder

(1889 - 1958)

Lina Gaulding Bagley Crowder

(1901 - 1992)

Spouse

Mary Edith Ferguson Crowder

(1939 - 2016)

Siblings

Dr Charles Harper Crowder Jr.

(1927 - 2012)

Children

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