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Submitted: 11/24/20 • Approved: 11/25/20 • Last Updated: 11/28/20 • R367935-G0-S3
US Army
February 3, 1940-March 8, 2011
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
SPEARMAN - Jerry Daniel Sheets, 71, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Church of Christ in Spearman with Larry McCollum officiating. Private family graveside services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Jerry was born Feb. 3, 1940, in Borger to Pinky and Jean Sheets. He attended high school at Spearman, served one enlistment in the U.S. Army, and attended college at Panhandle State and College of the Mainland.
He worked his younger years as a cowboy for the family and Adobe Walls Cattle Co.
He married Carol Ann Lovett Sheets in 1961, (victim of cancer 1997). In 1965, he moved to Texas City and worked 25 years as a chemical’s operator for Union Carbide.
Throughout his life he was always considered "the man with the answers," and was sought out by friends and family alike for his keen wisdom and assistance.
Jerry was special to everyone who met him. He loved his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Vernon Sheets; two children, Tommy Daniel Sheets of Lago Vista and Jeri Ann Randall of Canyon; five grandchildren, Sandra Sheets, Jacqueline Sheets, Kimberly Sheets, David Sheets and Julie Sheets; a brother, Perry Sheets of San Antonio; his uncles, aunts and nieces; two stepsons, Brent Banister of Brady and Quinn Banister of San Angelo; two cherished dogs, Kat and Kali; and countless friends.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Friday, March 11, 2011)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Jerry Daniel Sheets
Date of Birth: 3 Feb 1940
Gender: Male
Birth County: Hutchinson
Father's Name: Jessie Danial Sheets
Mother's Name: Maegene Jagger
Roll Number: 1940_0008
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Jerry Daniel Sheets
Last Residence:
79081 Spearman, Hansford, Texas, USA
BORN: 3 Feb 1940
Died: 8 Mar 2011
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