Longest serving sheriff in America Cullen Talton dead

America's longest-serving sheriff Cullen Talton remembered for his leadership, service and kindness
Speakers included law enforcement leaders, coworkers highlighting Talton's leadership and loyalty and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
UPDATE: Arrangements announced for Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton
UPDATE (10/21/24): Arrangements have been announced for Sheriff Cullen Talton, who died Saturday at the age of 92. Sheriff Talton will lie in state on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home.
Longest serving sheriff in America Cullen Talton dead at 92, Governor says
Talton, who was elected as Houston County's sheriff in 1972, spent over 50 years as the position and was the longest-tenured sheriff in the country. He was 92.
Funeral plans for Houston County’s Cullen Talton, the nation’s longest serving sheriff
A funeral celebrating the life of Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton, a self-made lawman who became the nation’s longest serving sheriff, will be Wednesday at Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins. Talton, 92, died peacefully at his home Saturday.
'America's longest serving sheriff' dies at 92; Georgia mourns
Cullen Talton, known as “America's longest serving sheriff," has died at 92. The Houston County Sheriff's Office made the announcement on over the weekend.
Sheriff Cullen Talton dies at 92, community reacts
Sheriff Talton will be honored with an escort by the Talton building on Tuesday, followed by a celebration of life service Wednesday morning.
America’s longest serving sheriff Cullen Talton dead at 92
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – America’s longest serving sheriff, Cullen Talton, has died at the age of 92. Houston County Sheriff Talton died on Saturday morning at his home.
Nation’s longest-serving sheriff, first elected to GA county in 1972, dead at 92
According to the Georgia Republican Party, Talton has served as Houston County’s sheriff since he was first elected in 1972, making him the longest-serving sheriff in the U.S. They say he spent his more than five decades in office raising millions of dollars for the Georgia Sheriff’s Children’s Home.
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Crowds give emotional farewell to Houston County Sheriff Talton during funeral procession
Susi Ortiz was among those who lined a Warner Robins roadside Tuesday afternoon to pay their respects to the late Houston ...
Central Georgia police chiefs remember Sheriff Cullen Talton as a 'gentle giant'
Sheriff Cullen Talton served Houston County for more than half a century; he died on Saturday morning on Oct. 19 in his 13th and final term.
Curious why flags are at half-staff in Georgia on Wednesday? Here's why
Kemp signed an executive order on Oct. 21 to lower flags to half-staff on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to honor the death of Houston ...
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Ga. Sheriff—Thought to be Longest-Serving Sheriff in U.S.—Dies at 92
Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton, who planned to retire at the end of the year, was first elected to the position in 1972 ...