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Mr. Lawrence Joel Clay
04/01/1947 - 10/07/2026
Mr. Lawrence Joel Clay, age 79, of Brodnax, passed away on Wednesday October 7, 2026 in his home. He was a surveyor supervisor for VDOT, who retired after 38 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Riggie Clay of Brodnax; his two sons: Scot Crutchfield of Brodnax and Dean Crutchfield and his wife Loretta of Chase City; his daughter, Donna Simpson of South Hill; his two grandchildren: Amanda Crutchfield and Zachary Simpson; his brother, Clarence Clay of Bracey; his many loving nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Kevin Clay; his sister-in-law, Glenna Clay and his brother-in-law, Mike Maxey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Lucy Clay; his two brothers: Ernest Clay, Jr. and his wife Alice and Jimmy Clay; his sister, Ellen Maxey and his sister-in-law, Jean Clay. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday October 13th at 2:00 P.M. in Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory with interment to follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 in the funeral home. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Clay 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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Riggie, I am so sorry for your loss of your husband
Riggie, I am so sorry for the loss of your husband.
sympathy
sending our sympathy, God bless all.
Scott and Dean, Im thinking of you during this difficult time.
Brother in law
Rest in peace buddy