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John William Pickett

29 Aug 1898 – 23 Sep 1977

Birth	29 Aug 1898
Death	23 Sep 1977
Cemetery	Llano Cemetery Amarillo , Randall County , Texas , USA
Added by	Walter Dunn on 25 May 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19999664

Bio

(Published in Amarillo Daily News, September 24, 1977) John W. Pickett, 79, of 933 W Central, died yesterday. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Schooler-Gordon Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Clarence Bishop, pastor of Caprock Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors. Mr. Pickett, born in Montague County, had been a resident of Amarillo for 55 years. He had moved from the Shamrock-Wellington area. He was a retired fireman for the Rock Island Railroad and was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Melvin of Amarillo; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin Moreland and Mrs. Don Harrington, both of Amarillo, and Mrs. Doris Wilcox of Portales, N.M.; a brother, Dick of Mena, Ark.; a sister, Mrs. Rose Lancaster of Fresno, Calif.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. ------------------------- He was married a second time to Alice Mae Magness. He was also her second husband. They married 20 Jul 1938 in Potter County, Texas. Her oldest child was 15 years old and the youngest was 10 years old at time of their marriage. -------------------------

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Family

Parents

• Charles Harvey Pickett 1865–1936
• Sarah Emilia Hannah Smith Pickett 1878–1937

Spouse

• Pearl M. "Fannie" Crisler Pickett 1905–1936 FaG

Siblings

• Sarah Emilia Pickett Johnson 1902–1957
• Nora Bryant Pickett Bridges 1916–1972

Children

• Johncie Laverne Pickett Moreland 1926–1998 FaG
• Doris Faye Pickett Wilcox 1928–2014 FaG
• Winfred Lee "Buddy" Pickett 1929–1966 FaG
• Melvin Gene Pickett 1932–2013 FaG

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