Mrs. Frances Darlene Ryder
07/25/1964 - 08/01/2025
Mrs. Frances Darlene Ryder, age 61, of Crewe, passed away on Friday August 1, 2025. She was a retired employee of Food Lion and the widow of Richard Lynn Ryder. Frances is survived by her daughter, Tasha Robinson of Bracey; her two sons: Cody Ryder of Clarksville and Ryan Ryder of South Hill; her sister, Theresa Oliver of Clarksville; her brother, William Robinson of Clarksville; her four grandchildren: Conner, Daelan, Cash and Zayden; her two sisters-in-law: Shelly and Sandy and her many loving nieces and nephews. Frances was preceded in death by her daughter, Daesha Robinson. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday August 9th at 11:00 A.M. in La Crosse Cemetery. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Ryder family.
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At Crowder-Hite-Crews we’ve always been proud to say that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care. When you choose us, we consider this a sacred trust between your family and ours. We offer a full range of funeral service, whether for a traditional funeral or cremation, and we are able to assist families worldwide. In February of 2004 we installed a crematorium to better serve our cremation families. We now do all cremations in our facility, saving transport to another location for this service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the cremation process.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Sorry to hear this news Theresa and William.
Prayers and heartfelt condolences for all of Darlenes family. I met her years ago in Victoria. Prayers for Shelly, her children and family