Eugene “Gene” Wesley Smedley (1939 – 2022_

Eugene “Gene” Wesley Smedley, 83, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at his home.

Eugene “Gene” Wesley Smedley

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 12:00 PM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, with Pastor John Rowe officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Gene was born on July 5, 1939, in Linden, Virginia, the son of the late Clyde Wesley and Violet Carter Smedley. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Marian Lansberry Smedley; daughter, Christine Smedley; sister, Betty Racer; and grandson, Jeremy Smith. Gene worked many years at Freezeland Orchard and Kinloch Farm and retired from Shenandoah Ford.

Survivors include his children, Genia Ortiz (Sal), Kelly Marino (Jennifer), and Brad Smedley (Peggy); sister, Mary Lou Morris; grandchildren, Kyle Smith (Brittany), Anthony Ortiz, Julianna Fisher (Tristan), Amelia Fouch, Violet Marino, Celeste Horton, and Alex Oneill-Payne and great-grandchildren, Rylan, Harper, and A.J. Ortiz.

The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral home service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.