Zene Davis Wynkoop, Sr., 83, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the home of his son in Front Royal.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home with Pastor Luis Camps officiating. Interment will follow in Panorama Memorial Gardens at Waterlick.
Mr. Wynkoop was born April 18, 1938 in Winchester, Virginia, son of the late Rufus Heaton and Vallie Ruth McIlwee Wynkoop.
He was a veteran of the National Guard.
Surviving are his loving and devoted wife of over 60 years, Shirley A. Ludwig Wynkoop; two sons, Zene Davis Wynkoop, Jr. and wife Samantha of Oxford, Michigan and Avery Sean Wynkoop of Front Royal; two sisters, Janice Elliott of Front Royal and Elga Stoneburner of Strasburg; and three grandsons, Zene Brandon Wynkoop, Dennis Brady Wynkoop and Nathan Davis Wynkoop.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Buddy Wynkoop; and one sister, Ruth Coleman.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Wynkoop, Brady Wynkoop, Nathan Wynkoop, and members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Front Royal.
The family will receive friends on Monday, December 20, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 493 Blackwell Road, #319, Warrenton, Virginia 20186.
So very sorry. Prayers of comfort to all
Love you Betty Benegar
After the death of my father Douglas Riffey in 1950 my mother Charlotte McIlwee Riffey send me to live with her aunt Vallie McIlwee Wynkoop and her extended family on their farm near Mt Olive. Although I was only five years old at the time I still have fond memories of Zene his parents brother and sisters. After completion of first grade at the Toms Brook School I returned to live with my mother. During the ensuing years I have maintained contact and still consider myself part of theWynkoop family. Zene will be missed.