Joan Dale Massey passed away in Chesapeake, VA, on Saturday, January 14, 2023, after a short illness.

She was surrounded by her children at the time of her death. Joan was born on May 10th, 1936, in

Memphis, TN, as the only child of Gladys Mansfield and Richard King. She graduated from Memphis Technical High School in 1955.

On February 22, 1958, Joan married Joe Prentice Massey, and they had three children together: Sharon Massey Brown; John Massey, married to Amy; and Scott Massey, married to Renee. Joe and Joan moved to Wichita, KS, in 1960 but came back to Memphis to raise their children.

Joan held many positions over her career including data entry at Schering-Plough and management of student data for Rhodes College, from which she retired in 1998. After retirement, Joe and Joan lived in Atoka, TN, until 2019 when they moved to Chesapeake, VA. She is preceded in death by Joe, who passed away in 2020.

Joan enjoyed many hobbies such as traveling and shopping with her friends, antiquing, ceramics, and bowling. She even won a gold medal in swimming in 2003 as a participant in the Senior Olympics. She was a proud fan of the University of Tennessee Volunteers and continued to follow the Vols after moving to Virginia.

Joan dearly loved her 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren: Patrick, married to Jordan with twins Palmer and Wyatt; Ryan; Samantha; Justin; and Spencer.

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