Donald K. Shockey Jr. *
Donald Kent Shockey, Lt. Col., U.S.M.C. (Ret.), 77 years old, died peacefully Saturday, November 5, 2016 in his home on Wilmington Island.
Mr. Shockey was born on August 23, 1939 in Atchison, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas and joined the United States Marine Corps in 1958.
After retiring in Savannah, Georgia he taught Navy ROTC at Jenkins High School, and was an active member of the Marine Corps League, Navy League, American Legion Post 184, VFW Post 4392, Retired Officers Association, Military Order of World Wars, and Coast Guard Auxiliary & Division Captain. He was honored Veteran of the Year in 2008.
Surviving are his son and daughter, Lamar Kent “Mauri” Shockey and Shannon Shockey Lambert, and his grandson, Brian Lambert.
The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until 11:00 am on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Islands Christian Church on US-80, and the funeral service will follow at the same location at approximately 11:00 am.