Joan Shockley Obituary
Ms. Shockley was born in Buffalo, NY, on July 28, 1946. She served in the United States Air Force, where she retired as a Senior Master Sergeant. Her military career fields included personnel, recruiting, budget, accounting and finance. She then transitioned to civil service, where she retired as a Budget Analyst. She was also an active member of the American Legion.
Her hobbies included shopping, watching soap operas, scrapbooking, collectibles and being the best "Granny" on the planet.
A private family ceremony will be held to celebrate her life. The family kindly requests donations to your local American Legion or military charitable organization in her honor.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral Home & Crematory, P.A., Charlotte Hall, MD.
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Monica Brown
February 11, 2026
My heart goes out to Joanies family... Mike, she will be missed. I still miss her. She'd be on my butt about learning this Budget stuff the RIGHT way! My 1st tdy, as a little A1C, FleetEX89 in Puerto Rico. I got to work with Joanie- I learned so much and we had WAY to much fun. Love you "JOANIE SHOCKLEY"!
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