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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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Mr. Billy Orville Murphy
10/05/1934 - 10/02/2026
Mr. Billy Orville Murphy, age 91, of South Hill, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026 surrounded by family. Billy was a Police Officer for the Town of South Hill and the son of Cecil Murphy and Grace Lee Murphy. Billy was married to the late Joyce H. Murphy for 50 years, who he now joins. Among those to cherish Billy’s memory are his son, Audie Murphy (Nancy) of South Hill; his daughter, Deborah Burch of South Hill; a granddaughter that he raised and loved as a daughter, Billie Jo Gwaltney (Robert); his brother, Roger Murphy (Kitty) of Indiana; his Grandchildren, Chris Murphy (Crystal), Stacey King, Sheri House, Brad Thomason (Taylor), Stephanie Dorman (Chris), Justin Burch (Wendy) and as well as 14 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren who he loved dearly. The family will receive friends Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 5:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Crowder – Hite – Crews Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held the following day, Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. at Crowder – Hite – Crews Funeral Home with a private burial at Crestview Memorial Park. Online condolences may be made on our website at www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder – Hite – Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Murphy 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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Condolences for your Loss
We are very sorry for the family’s loss of Mr. Murphy. May each of you find peace and understanding during this time.