Luther Lee DOCKERY

1925 - 2016  (90 years)

• Name	Luther Lee DOCKERY
  Birth	13 Oct 1925	Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	at 10:45
  Gender	Male
  Census	17 Apr 1950	Jasper County, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Justice Precinct 3, Highway 96
  Residence	30 Dec 1971	Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, USA   [4]
  Residence	25 Jul 2016	Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, USA   [2]
  Education	Texas A&M University, 1971 (Master’s - Educational Curriculum & Instruction)
  Occupation	School Principal
  Occupation	School Teacher
  Death	25 Jul 2016	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [2]
  	at Baptist Hospital
  Burial	30 Jul 2016	Kirbyville Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I59624	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Mary Kathleen KENT,   b. 26 Sep 1922, Call, Newton, Texas, USA d. 13 Oct 2014, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1942  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F39073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  “Luther was born October 13, 1925 in Kirbyville, Texas. He led a storied childhood growing up on Turpentine camps and spent the majority of his youth in Call, Texas. Luther joined the U. S. Air Force in 1944 at the age of 19. He completed training as a B-29 Navigator and then as a Radar Observer. In 1951, after a break in service to finish his education, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant through the Air Force Cadet Program. Upon completion of pilot training at Perris AFB, Texas, he went on to fly the F-86 Fighter Jet. Along the way, he married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Kent. Luther separated from the military in 1953, returning to East Texas where they raised their family of five. “Luther wore many hats throughout his life. He loved flying and operated an aviation ground school in Kirbyville. He worked as an electrician, lab technician, bus driver, volunteer fireman, and he filmed all of the varsity football games for Kirbyville for many years. Daddy was also an avid poet penning such poignant epics as ‘Willie the One-Legged Wolf’ and ‘Johnny Rich and his Terrible OV-2.’ “Luther was, first and foremost, a teacher. He taught 6th grade at and later became the principal of Call Elementary. He taught Physics and Chemistry at Kirbyville High School, Math and Science at Martin Jr. High School and finished his teaching career at Kirbyville Jr. High School. He received his Master’s Degree in Education in 1971 from Texas A&M University. Many generations of Kirbyville students remember Mr. Dockery. He was that teacher who, though tough, genuinely cared about teaching and would always go the extra mile for any student.” [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S220] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Certificates, 1903–1932, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), File No. 71715. [S920] Thursday, July 28, 2016. [S4072] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1950, Jasper County, Texas, ED 121-17, p. 21, line 11. [S962] Sunday, January 2, 1972, p. B5, “Weslaco Church Setting For Burleson-Dockery Rites". [S4214] Find A Grave, Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, USA, 26 Jul 2022.