Leon Carroll Dockins, 68, of Wheeler, Texas died Monday, October 18, 2004 at his home in Wheeler.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mobeetie Cemetery with Alberta Helton of the Reydon Community Church officiating.
Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Usage, Amarillo, Texas.
Mr. Dockins was born in Melborne, Arkansas. He moved to Mobeetie in 1971 from Wheeler.
He worked as a cowboy around Wellington, Memphis, and Mobeetie. He had also worked for the M.C. May Company as a steel hanger. He retired in 1971.
He married Rose Mary Hamster in 1961 at Wheeler, Texas.
Mr. Docking was a Christian.
Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters, Ivan Marie Procure and her husband Larry of Amarillo; and Lisa Rose Barton of Mobeetie; one brother, Early Docking and wife Gwen of Washborn; two sisters, Katherine Hemphreys and her husband Don of Wheeler; and Kathleen Mote and her husband Eugene of Wellington; four grandchildren, Dena Allen, Desire O'Donnell, Haley Barton and Kasey Barton; three great grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.
Mr. Dockins will be available for viewing at the First Baptist Church of Mobeetie from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
The family requests memorial donations to the Don and Cybil Harrington Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79101.