Rex Glenn Smith, 86, of Pinehurst, NC, passed away on July 15, 2023 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. He was born June 25, 1937, the son of Rex Glenn Smith Sr. and Claudia Maxine Brown Smith. He also had a sister, Shirley. The family grew up in Villa Park, Illinois. Rex graduated from York High School, class of 1955 and went on to study at Michigan State University earning degrees in business and psychology before enlisting into the Army.
While in high school, Rex met MaryAnn D’Angelo. In 1961, they married. Rex’s military service brought the couple to Vilseck Germany where they made friends that they kept in touch with throughout the years. When they returned to the States, Rex and MaryAnn settled in Lombard, Illinois. Family was of great importance to both and they became parents to a daughter, Lesli, and a son, Patrick. He enjoyed spending time at their home on a lake in Three Rivers, Michigan.
Through the years their family continued to grow to include five grandchildren – Andrew, Jessica, Michelle, Jeanette, and Tony. It didn’t stop there, however. The entire family welcomed AJ and Bobbi, making Rex and MaryAnn great-grandparents. After raising their children, they became residents of Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora, Illinois.
Rex’s career took a few turns to include becoming a bail bonds man and Allstate insurance agent eventually owning his own office on the mag mile (Michigan Ave) in Chicago while also traveling as a travel agent taking large groups on tours across the globe.
After his retirement in 2002, he and MaryAnn relocated to Pinehurst and built a home in Pinewild. Rex became a golf ranger on number 8 at Pinehurst Country Club.
Rex would never claim to being a very social person, he would say “That’s MaryAnn’s job” but none the less he managed to gain a lot of close friends over the years everywhere he went.
Rex is survived by his loving children, Lesli and Patrick; daughter-in-law Abigail; grandchildren; Andrew, Jessica, Michelle, Jeanette, and Tony; great-grandchildren, AJ and Bobbi; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be celebrated at 11:00 am on July, 22, 2023 at Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines, NC 28387. A livestream of the service will be available on the Boles Funeral Home website under the Tribute wall of his obituary.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst.
