Visitation: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 12, 2021
Location: Weymouth Funeral Home
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 12, 2021
Location: Weymouth Funeral Home
Interment: Following the Service
Location: Peninsula Memorial Park
Virgil C. Smith, 82, a caring husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at home after several months of declining health. Even after a failing heart took him away from this world, his loving heart left a beacon of light to everyone who knew him. Virgil was born and raised in South Carolina. He grew up working on his family’s farm. While going to church, he met and married his one true love, Ruth. Their dear love for one another is truly the definition of everlasting. Together they had 3 beautiful children, and as a family eventually decided to move to Virginia so he could begin a new career path. Virgil was a retiree of G&K Services where he managed all the hospital laundry facilities for over 20 years. He took great pride in his job. Virgil happily retired to enjoy his favorite hobbies that included hunting, fishing, cooking, and playing Santa each year at Christmas. His family will forever reminiscence on the special moments together.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, James & Gertrude Smith and his son, Virgil S. Smith. Left to cherish his loving memories is his beautiful wife of 67 years, Ruth Smith; their children and their spouses, his daughter, Fay Pipkin; his son, Chris Smith (Beth); his grandchildren, Kerry Bland (Stephanie), Casey Spencer (Max), Jason and Jeremy Pipkin, Logan Smith, and Katie Anderson; his great-grandchildren, Macy Spencer, Talen Bland, Lennon Bland, Kaden Smith, Isabella Thomas and John Anderson as well as many extended family members and friends.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 -2:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Weymouth Funeral Home. A Funeral Service honoring Virgil’s life will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Weymouth Funeral Home with interment to follow at Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorial donations can also be made to the American Heart Association in his honor.