Wendell Edward White (1940 – 2023)

Wendell Edward White, 82, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Winchester Medical Center.

Wendell Edward White

A funeral service will be held for Wendell at 12 P.M. on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 W. Main St., Front Royal, with Sammy Campbell officiating. The burial will follow at Panorama Memorial Gardens.

Wendell was born on November 17, 1940, in Whitewood, Buchanan County, Virginia, to the late David and Elsie White. He was also preceded in death by his son, Wendell White II; his 3 sisters; and his 4 brothers.

Surviving Wendell are his daughter, Lisa Gillespie, and her husband, Ross of Bunker Hill, West Virginia; his brother, Arthur White (Joyce); his former spouse, Carolyn Jane Allison White Thompson; his grandchildren, Wendell Andrew John White (Britney), Donald Glen Polen II, Katie Duncan (Marcus Sine), Christina Costello (Joseph), Amber White (Jeff), Nathan White (Mia); 6 great-grandchildren with another one on the way; his beloved dog, Buddy; and numerous extended family members.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Maddox Funeral Home.

Kyle White, Richard White, Grant White, Johnny White, Sonny Chiveral, and Ernie Morris will be pallbearers.

Honorary Pallbearers are David White, Donald Polen, and Dave Rushton.

Flowers and memorial donations may be made to the family care of Maddox Funeral Home.