Memorials › Milan Crowder
18 Nov 1882 – 15 Nov 1931
| Birth | 18 Nov 1882 |
| Death | 15 Nov 1931 |
| Cemetery | Albany Cemetery Albany , Shackelford County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Saundra Nobles on 21 Mar 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16956899 |
Milan Crowder, 53, Albany blacksmith who was found dead with a gunshot wound in his heart at her home here. Rites held at his home and burial was in the Albany Cemetery. Mrs. Crowder and two children, Hazel and Henry, returned from a walk Sunday to find Mr. Crowder dead in a bedroom of their home. he was lying on the floor with a pillow crumpled under his head. A trail of blood led through two rooms to the dining room, where a shotgun was discovered on the floor. When the safe at the blacksmith shop was opened, Mr. Crowder's business papers were found in a neat stack, on top of which was his wife's picture and a note stating he was "tired of living." Besides the two younger children, an older daughter, Lorene of Albany, and a son Carl of San Gabriel, California survived. Mr. Crowder had been a blacksmith here for 22 years. he married in Coleman in 1909 and came to Albany that years to make his home. Albany News, November 20, 1931
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