Margaret Walker Smith
05/19/1930 - 03/12/2026
Mrs. Margaret Walker Smith, age 95, of South Hill, passed away on Thursday March 12, 2026. She was a retired Administrative Assistant for St. Catherine’s School in Richmond; the pianist for Trinity Methodist Church for 60 years and the widow of Edsel Jones Smith. Mrs. Smith is survived by her two sons: Ed Smith and his wife Ellen of South Hill and Walker Smith and his wife Joyce of Richmond; her three grandchildren: Martin Smith and his wife Amy, Emily Sturgis and her husband Kyle and Madeline P. Smith; her four great-grandchildren: Taylor Smith, Tempe Smith, Bailey Sturgis and Walker Sturgis; her double first cousin, Elizabeth Chandler and her first cousin Carol Walker Watson. A graveside memorial service will be conducted on Tuesday March 17th at 11:00 A.M. in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery fund at 1642 Smith Cross Road, South Hill, VA 23970. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Smith 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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I spent many happy times visiting with Margaret when I came home to S. Hill. She was so good to my mom. They’re going to be so happy to see each other. Ed & Walker, I send you both hugs of comfort.