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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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Pamela Kay Darden
11/15/1943 - 09/20/2026
Pamela Kay Darden, 82 of South Hill, formerly of Lawrenceville, VA, passed away September 20, 2026. She was predeceased by her parents, Harry Allen Darden and Ruth Louise Darden; and her sister, Betty Darden Cogbill. She is survived by two nieces, Kimberly Burton and Melisa Cogbill; one nephew, James L. Cogbill, Jr.; great nephews and niece, Chris Parker, Dylan Burton, Brandon Davis and Monica Cheyenne Davis (Tyler); great-great nephews and niece, Aiden Davis, Alarik Davis and Casey Mayton. Kay was retired from Federal Government employment as “Chief of Legislative Liaison”, Washington, D.C. She enjoyed traveling all over the world and was very active at Bethany Baptist Church and WOM; she additionally went on many mission trips to Honduras and Africa. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Baskerville, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, P.O. Box 119, Baskerville, VA 23915
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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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