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James Beeman Dockrey
James
Beeman Dockrey, 92, Passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Mitchell
County Hospital, following a stroke. Beeman was born February 1, 1919 in
Lamar County,TX to parents Ross and Evelyn Dockrey. His family moved to
Mitchell County in 1928. Beeman attended Tarleton College and the University
of Texas, where he played football. He served in the United States Army
during World War II in the army artillery. He married Betty Jo Pitts on
December 15, 2000 in Goodyear,Arizona. Beeman worked as an independent oil
wells in the Permian Basin and Williston Basin(North Dakota). He was an
participant in the American Quarter Horse Association.He was a member of the
Plainview Church of Christ in Colorado City. He also loved football.
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