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Mr. William Thomas "Sonny" Gittman
07/17/1939 - 08/18/2026
Mr. William Thomas “Sonny” Gittman, age 87, of Baskerville, passed away on Tuesday August 18, 2026. He was a retired electrician for Virginia Homes. He is survived by his son, Barry Gittman of Brodnax; his grandson and two great-grandchildren of South Hill; a half-brother, Herman Gittman of Chase City; two half-sisters: Mae Walker and Betty Thompson both of South Hill and his many loving nieces and nephews, including his special niece, Nancy Crowder of La Crosse. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Debra Gittman; his wife, Francis Gittman; his former wife, Rose P. Gittman; his brother, Robert Gittman, husband of Mable and two sisters: Ida Burton, wife of Jessie and Sallie Crowder, wife of Fred. A funeral service will be held on Monday August 24th at 11:00 A.M. in Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory with interment to follow in Crestview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 4:00 until 5:30 in the funeral home. 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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Our condolences to Mr. Gittman’s family
We always called him Gitt & knew for many years.
May the Lord bring peace and comfort to the family and friends at this time of need,