Ashby Calvin Crowder (1929 – 2022)

Ashby Calvin Crowder, 92, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Hidden Springs Senior Living in Bentonville, Virginia.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 11 am at First Baptist Church, 14 West First Street, Front Royal with the Rev. Christy McMillin-Goodwin and the Rev. Mark Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Crowder was born on April 27, 1929, in Botetount County, Virginia to the late Warner Calvin and Virginia Nininger Crowder. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Short Crowder; two sisters, Norma Johnson and Katherine Teaford; brother, Dennis Crowder, and grandson, Jacob Crowder. He retired as a Virginia State Trooper and was a member of First Baptist Church Front Royal, South Warren Ruritan, and Warren County Habitat for Humanity. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his two sons, Richard Ashby Crowder (Donna) and James W. Crowder (Linda); brother, Lloyd Crowder; four grandchildren, Bradley Crowder, Stephanie Crowder, Brian Cook, and Ashleigh North and six great-grandchildren, Willow Crowder, Emma Ford, Bailey Cook, Hunter Cook, Isabel North, and Keinan North.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 6 to 8 pm at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, 14 West First Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630.