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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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Dorothy Layne Coley
07/03/1947 - 06/21/2026
Mrs. Dorothy Layne Coley, age 78, of South Hill passed Sunday, June 21, 2026. Dorothy was a longtime manager of Hardee’s. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband Wilbert Lee Coley; and her parents Andrew Jackson Layne and Marie Davis Layne Hendrix. Dorothy leaves behind; her sons Vincent Coley and Timothy “Timmy” Coley (Stephanie); her sister Frances Spence (Steve); her grandchildren Dillion L Coley, William ‘Will’ Coley, Breana Coley and Ava Coley: three great grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews.
A Graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. at Canaan Cemetery, Brodnax. The family will receive friends the night prior, Friday, June 26, 2026 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., at Crowder – Hite – Crews Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Coley 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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A friend
My condolences to the family I am so sorry to hear about this if anything I could do for y’all tell me all of y’all and Vincent I ain’t no father’s in the phone yes call me anytime you need anything and I’m very sorry about your mom
Friend
Sending prayers and condolences to the family.She will greatly be missed by many.