Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, May 20, 1990 TAG: 9005200029
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT--SHOCKLEY, W. FARMVILLE, VA.
SHOCKLEY, WILLIAM L., SR.\
William L. Shockley, Sr., 88, retired optician of Farmville, died Saturday. He
was born in Nashville, Tenn., December 17, 1901, a son of the late W. J. E.
Shockley and Sarah Nichols Shockley. He is survived by his wife, Bessie
Shockley; a daughter, Ethel S. Southall of Farmville; a daughter-in-law, Nancy
Pedersen, Long Island, N.Y.; two sons, W. L. Shockley, Jr., King, N. C.;
Richard R. Shockley, Benton, Ill.; two brothers, Paul D. Shockley,
Hendersonville, Tenn.; Frank Shockley, Nashville, Tenn.; twelve grandchildren,
nine great-grandchildren. Funeral service 11:00 a.m. Monday at the
Doyne-Burger Funeral Home in Farmville with interment in Trinity Memorial
Gardens. The family will receive friends 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
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