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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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Lucy Brooks Gwaltney
05/01/1941 - 07/10/2026
Mrs. Lucy Brooks Gwaltney, age 85, of South Hill, died Friday, July 10, 2026, surrounded by her family at VCU/Community Memorial Hospital. Lucy is the daughter of the late Bernard B. Brooks and Lillie Skinner Brooks.
Lucy is survived by her son; Robert A. Gwaltney (Billie Jo) of South Hill, a daughter; Sylvia Mills (Ronnie) of South Hill, her grandchildren; Amanda Chambers (Anthony), Scott Mills, Payton Duncan (Tyler), Kendall Gwaltney, Trent Gwaltney, Natalie Walker (Joseph), Aaron Gwaltney and Thomas Gwaltney, her great-grandchildren; Thomas Chambers, Daniel Chambers, Elijah Duncan and Baby Girl Walker, as well as a special cousin; Jeanette Penland and many loving extended relatives. Lucy was preceded in death by her husband who she now joins; Robert Woodson Gwaltney, and her son; Michael L. Gwaltney.
A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. at Crowder – Hite – Crews Funeral Home with interment to follow at Crestview Memorial Park. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at 1:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Children’s Hospital of Richmond .
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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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