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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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Richard Harold Brown. Sr.
07/08/1935 - 11/07/2026
Mr. Richard Harold Brown, Sr. of South Hill, died Saturday, November 7, 2026 at his home. Richard was the son of the late Chester Brown and Hortense Brown and the husband of Patricia Brown. Richard served his country in the United States Air Force and worked as a Crane Operator for CSX Railroad and has been retired for 29 years.
Richard is survived by his wife, Patricia Brown; his sons Vincent Brown (Tammy) and Duane Brown (Jessica); his daughter Denise Clark (Edgar); his sisters Doris Kibler and Beverly Duane; as well as 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Richard was preceded in death by his son Richard “Ricky” H. Brown, Jr.
Services will be private.
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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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