Val Gene "Val" Valdez

Val Gene "Val" Valdez, 81 years old, of Beebe, passed away on Jan. 30, 2015. Born in 1934, at Harlingen, Texas, to the late Elsie Serota and Eliseo "Val" Valdez. He served in the United States Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired, after 38 years, from Phillips "66" Petroleum Company. Val was a member of the McRae Methodist Church, where he held many church offices. He was the President of the Lebanon Cemetery Board, volunteered on the McRae Memorial Board and was a member of a collective singing group. Preceding him in death was his wife of 30 years, Dorothy Irene Wuckert Valdez. Val is survived by his wife, of 25 years, Marilyn "Jan" Valdez; daughters, Valerie Valdez-Gonzales (Manuel) and Kathryn Bridges; sons, Mark Valdez (Karen) and Donald Bridges; grandchildren, Matthew Valdez, Krista Palmer, Val Gene Gonzales, Dorothy Gonzales; great-granddaughter, Evelynn Valdez; and sister, Betty Jo Powers (Fred). Family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Smith - Westbrook Funeral Home, located at 404 W. Dewitt Henry Drive in Beebe, Ark. Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lebanon Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to: Lebanon Cemetery, P.O. Box 74, McRae, Ark. 72102 or United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 232, McRae, Ark. 72102. Arrangements by Smith - Westbrook Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.