Walker County accepts Marsh resignation from children's board

LAFAYETTE - Walker County has accepted the resignation of Ray Brent Marsh from its Department of Family and Children&#39;s Services. <br> <br> Marsh is the operator of Tri-State Crematory -- where more than 330 corpses have been found over the past two weeks. He was appointed to the children&#39;s services board in 1998. <br> <br> The county asked for his resignation last week. He provided it -- and the county commissioner accepted the resignation Wednesday. <br> <br> Former state legislator Billy Shaw Abney has been appointed to serve the rest of Marsh&#39;s five-year term. <br> <br> Marsh is awaiting his latest bond hearing. He is in jail on 118 theft-by-deception charges.