Cover photo for Joan Ellen Langley's Obituary
Joan Ellen Langley Profile Photo
1946 Joan 2021

Joan Ellen Langley

October 2, 1946 — June 19, 2021

Joan Ellen Langley was born October 2, 1946 in Amarillo, TX and passed from this life on June 19, 2021.

Visitation will be from 6-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Joan graduated from Tascosa High School in 1964 and continued her education at West Texas University receiving Bachelors and Masters Degrees. She soon left Amarillo for California where she spent the majority of her adult life. She obtained her private pilot’s license and loved flying her Piper Tri Pacer all over. She taught English, Spanish and French in Ridgecrest, CA and Twin City China Lake Naval Weapons Center.  She spent some time living in Mexico to further learn the Spanish dialectics. Her MS progressed and she was hired by the head Engineer as his Executive Assistant in the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, a top secret research and development facility. In 2005, after becoming unable to live alone, she moved to Amarillo and was a resident at The Craig.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Sally Langley; and her brother, John Langley.

Joan is survived by her brother, Tom Langley of San Marcos, TX; sister-in-law, Karen Flores Dickerson of Amarillo, TX; and nephew, Mike Langley of Austin, TX.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Dr. Amarillo, TX 79109.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Joan Ellen Langley, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Graveside Service

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 5

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree