Joseph Daniel Proctor

Mr. Joseph Daniel Proctor 86 of Brandywine, MD passed over Monday, May 27, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Born November 4, 1926 in Cedarville, MD he resided on the family farm on Cedarville Road for the majority of his life. Mr. Proctor served in the Navy from 1946-1947 where he received military training and sailed on ships throughout the Atlantic Ocean. He also played baseball for the Navy while docked in Norfolk, VA. He was honorably discharged in 1947. As a World War II Veteran, he participated in a local American Indian community honor guard and American Legion ceremonies. Mr. Proctor returned to the family farm after his military service to help his mother, father, sisters, brothers and cousins. An avid baseball player, Mr. Proctor started a local ball club where you could find him every weekend and that is where he met the love of his life, Elizabeth, who later became his wife. Mr. Proctor entered public service working for the United States Government in a career position with the U.S. Department of Treasury Bureau and Engraving, Secret Service (Armored Car Division). An expert marksman, Mr. Proctor quickly proved his marksmanship abilities and earned the United States Coast Guard Small Arms Certificate which certified him as a “Sharp Shooter”. The certificate was awarded on the first day of October 1954. His career with the Secret Service allowed him to interact and befriend several US Presidents, Congressmen, and many other public officials. After service as a Secret Service Agent from 1955 to 1961, Mr. Proctor followed his entrepreneurial spirit by creating several small business operations throughout Brandywine and Waldorf, MD. His business ventures included a Sinclair gas station, Proctor’s Used Car Lot and BP gas station before entering the short and long haul trucking business. Mr. and Mrs. Proctor enjoyed 62 years of marriage and stayed active and productive members of the community until his very last days. A people person with an abundant natural sense of humor, Mr. Proctor enjoyed a lively and full life with wife, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters, brothers, large extended family, and friends. Mr. Proctor is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Catherine Carr Proctor, sons Juan Rene (Martha) and Phillip Maurice (Natalie); daughters Phyllis Gail (Bob), Cynthia Kay Williams (Dennis) and Maria Christina Dadgar (Kamran); 12 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; brothers Lt. Col. Garland Proctor, Warren Proctor, James Proctor and sister Althea Phillips and their spouses as well as numerous loving cousins, family, and friends. Mr. Proctor was preceded in death by his parents John Michael and Bertha M. (Smallwood) Proctor, brothers Leon Smallwood, Perry and Wilson Proctor, sisters Phyllis Hines and Hilda Griffith, and daughter Denise Camille Proctor. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 9AM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM at St. Michael Catholic Church, 17502 Aquasco Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD.

Joseph Daniel Proctor

November 4, 1926 - May 27, 2013