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Lucy Rivas Ratcliff
10/13/1942 - 09/07/2026
Lucy Rivas Ratcliff, age 83, of South Hill, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026, in her home, with her family by her side. She was a retired social worker for LCAAA. Lucy is survived by her son, Steven Ratcliff and his wife Mary of South Hill; her daughter, Michelle Olivas of Long Beach, California; her seven grandchildren: Ashley Mayo, Allie Coder, Kyle Coder, Jamie Martin, Jessica Irving, Austin Ratcliff and Brandon Ratcliff and her seven great-grandchildren: Natalia Mayo, Viviana May, Sophia Coder, Theodore Irving, Elizabeth Irving, Kelley Ratcliff and Casen Ratcliff. A funeral mass will be held on Sunday September 13th at 8:00 A.M. in the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd, South Hill, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Lucy’s name may be made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Ratcliff 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 (16 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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