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Mrs. Ellen Bennett King
05/30/1937 - 12/09/2024
Mrs. Ellen Bennett King, age 87, of Forksville, went to be with the Lord on Monday December 9, 2024. She was a long time caregiver for many local families. Mrs. King is survived by her daughter, Alice K. Jones and her husband Jimmy of Forksville; her son, Michael Duane King and his wife Debbie of Sutherland; her two brothers: Bobby Bennett and Randy Bennett both of Kenbridge; her sister, Agnes Byrd of La Crosse; her grandson, Ricky Jones and his wife Crystal of South Hill; her four great-grandchildren, who referred to their great-grandmother lovingly as "Big Nanny": Maddox Jones, Paxton Jones, Alexander Jones and Knox Jones; her three step-grandchildren: Michael, Matthew and Marshal; her dear friend and caregiver, Barbara Alston and her many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Mrs. King was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Lee King; her parents, Sterling and Laura Bennett and her five sisters: Hazel White, Susie Blanton, Jo Ann Coleman, Mable Bennett and Catherine Hill. A funeral service will be conducted on Thursday December 12th at 2:00 P.M. in New Hope Baptist Church, South Hill, with interment to follow in Crestview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends starting at 1:00 P.M. until service time in the church and at other times in the home of her grandson, Ricky Jones. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mecklenburg County Cancer Association at P.O. Box 311, Chase City, VA 23924. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the King family.
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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.
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Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home & Crematory
PO Box 422
1504 N. Mecklenburg Ave.
South Hill, VA 23970
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My deepest condolences Alice & Mike and the family. So sorry for y’all loss.
My deepest sympathies goes out to Alice and Mike. I am so sorry for your loss. I loved her so much. She was quite a character! May God bless your family.