Joel Clinton Sockwell, 77 of Montgomery, Alabama passed away Sunday July 5, 2015. He was born on May 28, 1938 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to the late Hollis and Ella Hunter Sockwell. He graduated from Georgia Tech University in 1962. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Harold Ray Sockwell.
He is survived by his wife Mary Alice Crane Wood of Montgomery, Alabama; Two sons Dr. Matthew Dean Sockwell of Dahlonega, Georgia and Benjamin Eric Sockwell of Atlanta, Georgia; One daughter Kim Leigh Sockwell of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and one brother William David Sockwell of Tuscumbia, Alabama; Four grandchildren Christopher Scott Schroeder, Mackenzie Claire Sockwell, John Eli Sockwell and Noah Sockwell.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 at 3 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Debra Bishop officiating.
Burial will follow in Judson Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 from 2 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
