Audrey Wood Smith

Published 1:13 pm Thursday, June 13, 2019

Audrey Wood Smith of Glen Allen, Virginia passed away on June 7, 2019. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Colonel (Ret-USMC) Frederick Arlen Smith, Sr; her sister, Adelle W. Cumby; two brothers, George Brooke Wood, and James Alexander Wood.

Audrey Wood Smith

Audrey was born February 16, 1929 to Annie Warsing Wood, and John Daniel Wood in Buckingham, Virginia. She leaves to cherish many wonderful memories, her three sons, Brian Hayden Smith, Frederick Arlen Smith, Jr, and William Daniel Smith (Angela J Smith). Audrey also leaves behind two sisters, Anne Jamerson (Irving) and Joyce Edwards (John); as well as two brothers, John Daniel Wood Jr, and Franklin Delano Wood (Betty); five granddaughters, Elizabeth, Cydney, Raegan, Darrian, and Mya; two grandsons, Treigh and Jesse, and one great-granddaughter, Ella (Raegan).

In 1973 Audrey moved from Richmond, Virginia to Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and three boys, and where she enjoyed all of the adventures Alaska had to offer, such as, fishing, camping, golfing, riding three-wheelers, walking nature trails, cross-country skiing, snow-machining, and bowling. Audrey also enjoyed traveling, especially to the family’s winter retreat in Hawaii, ocean cruises, Europe, and RV-ing across the lower 48. Audrey returned to Richmond, Virginia in 1986 where she became an active member of the Ladies Gold League in Brandermill, the Woodlake Women’s Club, and joined a ladies’ bowling league. Fred and Audrey would move several more times from Ridge Manor, Florida to Kilmarnock, Virginia, then Matoaca, Virginia, and finally their final resting spot in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Audrey leaves behind a legacy of being an incredible wife, mother, sister, and friend to all that had the pleasure of her company. She will be missed by many, however, now she is once again holding her husband and love-of-her-life’s hand for eternity.

The family will receive friends on Friday, June 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bliley’s – Central, 3801 Augusta Ave., where a memorial ceremony celebrating Audrey’s life will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 2 p.m.