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Asa Eugene Pickett

22 Jan 1938 – 13 Dec 2013

Birth22 Jan 1938
Death13 Dec 2013
CemeteryDriver Cemetery
Teague , Freestone County , Texas , USA
Added byBillie Bournias on 14 Dec 2013
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Funeral services for Mr. Asa E. Pickett will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at 11:00a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield. Rev. Terry Skinner will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Driver Cemetery near Teague. Visitation will be held on Monday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. at the funeral home. [Bowers Funeral Home, Teague, Texas] Asa Eugene Pickett passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013, in Waco, surrounded by his family. He was born on January 22, 1938, in Teague to Asa Willis & Eula Mae Pickett. Asa attended school in Teague before serving in the U.S. Army. Asa, throughout his life, worked across the country as a Rodeo Pickup Man, being selected numerous times to pickup at several different rodeo finals. Mr. Pickett was always known for his outstanding horses. He worked as a cowboy everyday of his life. Mr. Pickett enjoyed life and spending time visiting with friends and sharing countless stories. He is survived by his children, Gala Pickett, Lanett Utsey, and Cullen Pickett & wife Mandy, and one like a son, Darryl Copeland & Maggie, all of Fairfield; four grandchildren, J. T. Orand, Brady Ivey, Heather Utsey, and Ryan Utsey; one great-grandchild, Kolten Schultz; three brothers, Eddie Gene Montgomery & wife Lillian of Cleveland, Ohio, Joe Pickett & wife Betty and Willis Pickett & wife Helen, all of Teague; three sisters, LaJuan Richardson & husband A.D. of Cotton Gin, Nancy Rula of Teague, and Gloria Davis & husband Richard of Groesbeck; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Mr. Pickett was preceded in death by two wives, Betty Ivy Pickett and Johnette Taylor Pickett; one grandson, Colby Ivey; and his parents, Asa Willis & Eula Mae Pickett. "PICKUP MAN" [author unknown] When he rode into the arena the people would give him a hand because they all knew the pickup man. He would ride over to the bucking chutes and give the cowboys a stare. Then he would say open the gate anybody can ride 'em in there. The cowboys never worried when they needed a hand because they all trusted the pickup man. Bull riding was what the people came to view because they knew what was going to happen when the ride was thru. I'll try to explain if I can, you see those people came to watch the pickup man. I remember the time he roped a bull at the dance. He never ever minded taking a chance. Every time he would build a loop the people would stand because they knew that part of the show was the pickup man. I don't know it to be fact but I think he prayed those bulls didn't want to go back. Now people still talk about my Dad and the Little Paint "Hoss" The bulls might have been bad but the pickup man was Boss. ___________________________________________________________ Officiating: Rev. Terry Skinner Pallbearers: Jerry Maggard, Burt Richards, Jimmy Nanny, Bill Minchew, Brent Owens & James Swinson Honorary Pallbearers: Danny Clyde Turner, Wayne Whitaker, Gene Smith & Nolan Henderson Interment: Driver Cemetery

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