In Memory Of
Veral Nate Smedley
1922
2018
Veral Nate Smedley
May 24, 1922 — January 2, 2018
Veral Nate Smedley, 95, of Cheyenne, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the Davis Hospice Center.
He was born on May 24, 1922 in Dingle, Idaho and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a WWII Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a 1st Class Petty Officer Electronic Technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6. Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping, and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married on January 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed), and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
Services will be Friday, 9:00 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints Lincolnway Chapel.
Burial will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.
He was born on May 24, 1922 in Dingle, Idaho and had lived in Cheyenne since 1989.
Veral was a WWII Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a 1st Class Petty Officer Electronic Technician. He was a system construction engineer for the UPRR and a member of American Legion Post 6. Mr. Smedley loved building bridges, hunting, fishing, camping, and Mended Hearts.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Smedley, whom he married on January 11, 2002; sons, Edward Smedley (Helen) and Walt Connell (Susan); daughters, Debbie Neal (Randy), Sara Young (Pete), Shauna Smith (Ed), and Cindy Reynders (Rich); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Veral was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo; his parents, Edward and Sarah; two brothers, Donald and Forrest; and a sister, Ione Hansen.
Services will be Friday, 9:00 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints Lincolnway Chapel.
Burial will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.
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