Ray Sheffield, who served nearly 24 years as sheriff of Clarke County, passed away at his home in Grove Hill early Sunday morning. He was 84. Sheffield was an immensely popular sheriff of Clarke County. He was first elected to the office in 1970 at the age of 32 and would go on to be re-elected five more times before stepping down Sept. 30, 1994, a few months ahead of his term ending in January, 1995. He did not seek re-election that year and his chief deputy, Jack Day, was the sheriff-elect and would be appointed to complete the last...

Article Link