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Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home & Crematory
Compassionately Serving the residents of South Hill and the surrounding Mecklenburg, Brunswick and Lunenburg Area since 1972.
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Mrs. Ruth Martin Wright Jorstad
06/03/1940 - 06/08/2026
Mrs. Ruth Martin Wright Jorstad, age 86, of South Hill, passed away on Monday June 8, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Leonard Jorstad, Jr. and her parents, George Robert Wright and Edna Martin Wright. Ruth was a graduate of Averett University and University of Richmond. She worked for Reynolds Metal Company for 35 years. Ruth was a member of Dunlora Woman’s Club and Tuckahoe Women’s Club. She was also a former board member of MacCallum Gardens in Chase City and a member of Ephesus Baptist Church. Ruth is survived by her daughter by choice, Lisa Baird (Warren); John’s children: Marty Shephard (Tim), Johnny Jorstad (Vickie) and Sandy Tignor (Chris); her four grandchildren: Ryan Jorstad (Lindsey), Cody Jorstad (Rachael, Alex Tignor (Laura) and Megan Tignor Hilton (James); two great-granddaughters: Addie Tignor and Amelia Hilton and her Wright and Martin family cousins, extended family and friends. A graveside memorial service will be conducted on Saturday June 20th at 10:00 A.M. in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery with a reception to follow in the Ephesus Baptist Church Family Life Center. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery Endowment Fund at 1642 Smith Cross Road, South Hill, VA 23970 or to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Jorstad family.
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About Us
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.
Family owned and operated since 1972.
Situated on a 3-acre pastoral setting.
1st Place in Reader’s Choice for Funeral Service (17 years running).
Staff members are active in many civic organizations in the area, including Lions, Rotary, Moose Lodge, Masons, Ruritan, and Chamber of Commerce.
Owners are former Presidents of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association and Southside Funeral Directors Association.
We always help you apply for Social Security and Veterans benefits!
We also help with completing life insurance claim forms.
Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home & Crematory
PO Box 422
1504 N. Mecklenburg Ave.
South Hill, VA 23970
Local (434) 447-7171
Fax (434) 447-3212
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