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Carlies Smith Little
10/25/1947 - 06/28/2026
Mrs. Carlies Smith Little, 78 of Ebony, passed away June 28, 2026. She was a daughter of the late Grover and Nancy Smith and was also preceded in death by her husband of 19 years, Fred H Little; her sister, Sandy Turner and brother, Ted Smith. She was born in Wilson CO. NC and a graduate of Lucama High School in Kenly, NC. She is survived by her daughter, Philicia Merkle of Ebony; 3 grandchildren, Tyler Merkle (Kaylan Mason) and their sons Theo and Dempsey; Gage Merkle (Emily) and theirdaughter Shelby Faye; and Savannah Merkle all of Chesterfield; sister, Linda Boyette (George) of NC; brothers, Fred Smith of Alexandria and Horace Smith (Lynn) of NC; along with many nieces and nephews. Carlies, affectionately known by her grandkids and their friends as “Nana”, was fun-loving and full of life. She was a part of the “SIS” ladies of the Siouan Shores neighborhood; a member of Prospect United Methodist Church and a previous member of the Ebony VFD Ladies Auxiliary. A Celebration of Life will be held, 11:00 AM Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Prospect United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Little 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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Carlies Little
My Prayers and Condolences to the family. I was saddened to hear of Carlies passing. I will always cherish the memories of the many years I worked with Carlies at Utica National Insurance Group. She was a wonderful person and I will miss her.
kathyj4christ@msn.com
Sorry for your loss use to see her at the restaurant with Earline Ursy when Bill Robbin’s had restaurant in Bracey great and sweet lady. R.I.P. FLY HIGH