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Mr. James Lawrence Reilley, ll
09/21/1946 - 07/07/2026
James Lawrence Reilley, II, age 79, of Constantia, NY, passed away July 7, 2026. Born in Syracuse, NY in 1946, he was the son of the late James and Ave Maria Reilley. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Margaret S. Reilley of Bracey; three children, Michael Reilley (Kathy) of Baldwinsville, NY, Mark Reilley (Emily) of Pheonix, NY and Jill Czysz (Mark) of Henderson, NC; sister, Donna Rose of NY; brother, Dennis Reilley of NY; 6 grandchildren, Holly, Czysz of Sanford, NC, Jordan Reilley of NY, Zachary Reiiley of Boston, Hannah Reilley, NY, McKenzie Cyzsz of Cary, and Ian Reilley of NY; 4 great-grandchildren, Axel, Hazel, Rowan and Krew. James was a mechanical technician with GE for 25 years. He retired to Virginia with his wife, Margaret, who he loved dearly for 60 years. He had a love for his dogs, boating and fishing, but also enjoyed tinkering on just about anything. He additionally enjoyed being adventurous and often say, “Nothing Ventured-Nothing Gained”. A memorial service will be held on Thursday July 23rd at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Stephens Catholic Church located at 469 Main Street, Phoenix, NY 13135. A luncheon will be held following the service in the Church social hall. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Reilley 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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