Darrell Smedley

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Wallace Darrell Smedley, 408 W. Dallas Ave., Artesia, New Mexico.

Mr. Smedley, 59, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Artesia.

Cremation will take place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary.

Darrell was born September 18, 1952 in Artesia the son of James William Smedley and Lela Darlene Briscoe Smedley. He was a lifelong Artesia resident.

He was disabled when he was fourteen. He was a former member Artesia Jaycees, member of the Artesia Arts Council, and the Artesia Stamp Club.

He was preceded in death by his father and by two grandmothers and a grandfather.

Survivors include his mother Darlene Mosley of Artesia brothers Jackie Lee Smedley of Artesia and William Joy Smedley of Salt Lake City, Utah and by numerous cousins.