Dock Shelton Cardell was born June 3, 1916 at Snyder, Scurry, Texas. He died July 10, 2011 at his home at Foresthill. He was cremated.

He was the second son of William Thomas Cardell findagrave # 17678268 and Ella (Peacock) Cardell findagrave # 24421884. Dock was a unique character who was dearly loved my almost everyone who knew him.

Always with a smile, or a joke. Doc worked for the mines at Lordsburg, in the 1930's. He was a "Jack of all trades"......he did what it took to make a living. He worked as a cowboy, lived in line shacks, built fence. Doc said that when they were working on ranches, you worked from sunup to sundown......he made $1.00 or $2.00 a day for the privelige of doing that. He would repair and build fences, would stay a couple of months at a time, and maybe make $60 per month. He thought he was rich!

He worked for the railroad in Calif. Citrus Heights where he and Loretta raised their children. He was wonderfully gifted at handcrafts, making beautiful jewelry and funny figurines.
One thing Dock always said when parting company was "So Long" and never "goodbye".

He was married to the love of his life, and only wife, Loretta Hunter in 1942 at Deming, New Mexico, and became the wonderful loving father and family man that he was. He lost his lovely Loretta in 1971, and she is buried here at Sylvan as well. Dock continued on, raising his family without her, his greatest loss.

Three of their sons are deceased, Lloyd, Tommy and Johnny. (Tommy is buried here beside his mother, Loretta) Three daughters and one son, and many family members are left to mourn his loss. One brother remainS of his siblings, of a family of 13.
The many stories and facts of Dock's life could fill a book! I would love to add more at a later time.

Always "SO LONG" never Good-Bye.......