- Burial:
Trinity Memorial Gardens
Rice
Prince Edward County
Virginia, USA
- William "Bill" Lindsley Shockley Jr. of Yorktown, Va., went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2008.
Mr. Shockley was born on Dec. 20, 1925, to William L. Shockley and Bessie Trolinger Shockley in South Charleston, W.Va. (Kanawha County). He was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Roanoke, Va.; Mercer University, Macon, Ga.; and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. He served in three Southern Baptist churches as director of religious education: First Baptist Church, Kinston, N.C.; Roswell Street Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga.; and Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville, Va. He also served on two Army installations as education specialist (religious) at Fort Lee, Va., and at Camp Zama in Japan.
In 1986, he retired from federal civil service and moved to King, N.C. While in King, he served Meals on Wheels and worked at Carolina Medical Inc. In his church, he served as a teacher, a choir member and a Sunday school director. His great enjoyment was playing his accordion for various functions. He also accompanied his wife to sing at times.
In 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Shockley moved to Glen Allen, Va. They united with the Hunton Baptist Church. Mrs. Shockley is visiting her son, Timothy Shockley in Yorktown, Va.
Mr. Shockley is survived by his wife, Frances Campbell Shockley, to whom he was married on July 29, 1950. They have three sons, Dr. William L. Shockley III (wife, Sandra) of Midlothian, Va., David C. Shockley (wife, Renee) of Warsaw, Va., and Timothy C. Shockley of Yorktown, Va.; four grandchildren to include Carolyn Shockley Ralph (husband, Scott) of Apopka, Fla., William L. Shockley IV of Oklahoma City, Lauren and Nichole Shockley of Warsaw, Va.; and great-grandchild, Elise Ralph of Apopka, Fla. Siblings include a sister, Ethel Shockley Southall of Farmville, Va.; a brother, Richard Ray Shockley (wife, Mary Lee) of Marion, Ill.; and a sister-in-law, Nancy Hopkins Shockley Pedersen (husband, George) of East Williston Park, N.Y. Bill was preceded in death by a younger brother, Everett, and both parents.
A memorial service will be held at Hunton Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va., at 11 a.m. March 15, 2008. Dr. Jeff Johnson, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be private. Gifts in memoriam may be donated to either of the following two: Hospice Donation, 401 Bowling Ave., Suite 51, Nashville, TN 37205-5124, or Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 Greenwood Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
Published in The Progress-Index from Mar. 11 to Mar. 13, 2008
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1925 - 2008 (82 years)
