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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.
When the time is needed, we are here.
Locally owned Business you can Trust.
Mr. Ronnie Melvin Gittman
06/21/1955 - 08/16/2026
Mr. Ronnie Melvin Gittman, age 71, of Brodnax, passed away on Sunday August 16, 2026, in his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. Ronnie is survived by his eight siblings: Rose Finch and her husband Charles of Dolphin, Kay Randolph and her husband Bolling of Brodnax, Carolyn Cline of Brodnax, Lee Roy Gittman and his wife Joyce of Dolphin, Ed Gittman of Dolphin, Mattie Callahan and her husband Kenneth of Brodnax, Virginia Bottoms and her husband Bernard of Brodnax and Shirley Bottoms of Brodnax; his friend, Sylvia Hayes of North Carolina and his many loving nieces and nephews, including Jennifer Bradley. Services will be private. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Gittman 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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