Ramona Shockey

Ramona Carol Shockey, age 79, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009. She was born in the Cooper Community on September 11, 1929 to Van Louis Felty Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Townley Felty. She married Johnny Harold Shockey on July 27, 1945. She attended Malvern schools, Little Rock University, and graduated from Henderson State University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring in Social Studies. She taught eight years at Turrell High School in Crittenden County and fifteen years at Glen Rose High School. She mainly taught ninth grade Civics and eleventh grade American History. She loved to teach and loved her students. Ramona had many hobbies including cooking, crocheting, reading, at least 500 books a year and camping with the Cottonshed Trappers at Lake Millwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Shockey, her parents, a brother, David, a sister, Judith, a son, Wayne, and a great-granddaughter, Erica Crites. Ramona is survived by a brother, Robert Felty and wife, Zella of Malvern; a sister, Helen Haley of Malvern; two sons: John Lewis Shockey and wife, Betty of Lonsdale, and Roy Douglas Shockey and his wife, Darlene of Gifford; two daughters, Ruth Ann Crites and husband, Tommy of Malvern, and Nancy Ellen Shockey of Augusta, GA. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Neil Key and wife, Darcy of Augusta, GA, Van Key and wife, Rain of Augusta, GA, Landon Shockey of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Justin Shockey and wife, Jenny of Benton, AR, Heather Schultz and husband, Jacob of Little Rock, AR, Jennifer Cooper of Arkadelphia, Sara Bearden and husband, Matthew of Fort Bragg, NC, Jessica Shockey of Arkadelphia, AR, Melissa Kelly of Lometa, TX, Brian Crites and wife, Mandy of Malvern, AR, and Jeffrey Crites and wife, Kelly of Malvern, AR; three step-grandchildren, Stacy Steed and husband, Kevin of Hot Springs, AR, Lindsey Neal and husband, Randy of Malvern, AR, and Jessica Rash and husband, Justin of Malvern, AR. She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren, Beth Hendrix of Leola, AR, Lyndsey Cooper, Jade and Jace Shockey, Savannah, Haliegh, and Skyler Key, Ty and Zoe Bearden, Erin Crites, and Chad Kelly; 6 step-great-grandchildren, Colby, Connor, and Emily Steed, Payton and Earrol Neal, and Kameron Rash; numerous nieces and nephews; one brother-in-law, Jack Shockey of Hot Springs and a sister-in-law, Ruby Bozeman of Malvern. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2009 in the Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Steven Woods and Nicholas Finley officiating. Interment will be in Cooper Cemetery. Pallbearers are Neil Key, Van Key, Landon Shockey, Justin Shockey, Jacob Schultz, and Stan Cooper. Honorary pallbearers are Matthew Bearden, Bryan Christenson, Dr. Thomas Snead and his staff at Arkansas Oncology in Little Rock, Dr. Mark Martindale and his staff at Saline Med Peds in Benton, Baptist Health Hospice, Cotton Shed Trappers, and Craig Fraizer.

Ramona Shockey

September 11, 1929 - February 16, 2009