THE PERRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR OWN. MATTHEW ASHER WAS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER/DISPATCHER FOR PERRY COUNTY 911. ACCORDING TO A FACEBOOK POST, ASHER PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY. ASHER HAD RECENTLY ENLISTED WITH U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND HAD COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE POST ENDED WITH THANKING ASHER FOR BEING “THE CALM VOICE IN THE DARK”. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS NOT RELEASED.