Jack Arnold Moreman

Jack Arnold Moreman, 87, of Clarendon died August 16, 2022, in Southlake, Texas.

Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Chris Downer officiating. Viewing will be held Friday at the funeral home with family receiving friends for visitation from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Jack was born June 15, 1935, in Hedley, to Ray and Oleta Moreman. He graduated from Hedley High School and attended Clarendon College where he graduated with an associate degree. Later, he graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry as well as a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education. While at Tech, Jack was employed by the Department of Animal Husbandry at the Beef Cattle Center and was also the Horse Herdsman. After graduating, he went to work for the Texas Animal Health Commission doing Bangs testing in Jeff Davis, Brewster, and Presidio counties in far West Texas.

Jack went into the U.S. Army where he trained with the Ninth Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colorado. He served with the Eighth Army in Korea and with the Fourth Army in Fort Hood, Texas. While still in the U.S. Army, Jack married the love of his life, Fredie Jo Carter on June 12, 1959. Two children came out of this marriage, Phillip Wesley and Melody Gay.

After release from the Army, Jack worked as the manager of the Doneghy Ranches in Wellington, and Henryetta, Oklahoma for 8 years. Jack was also Feedlot Manager of the Alpha-Omega Feedyard in Hereford, a 40,000 head feedyard and 8,000 head summer programs in New Mexico and Colorado. Jack became the Assistant Director of the Ranch Management Program at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, for two years.

Jack later became the Manager of the JA Cattle Company in Palo Dura, Texas and Colorado. He left the ranch to become the Director of the Ranch and Feedlot Program at Clarendon College in 1974 and retired from that position in 1994. He then devoted his time to L&M Seed Company and Rolling Plains Ag Compost Inc., where he took care of nine feedyard’s manure, making compost of the manure and applying to farms and ranch land. Jack eventually sold the equipment and inventory in 2017 and retired at 84 years old.

Jack served 38 years on the Donley County Soil and Water Conservation District board as the Vice President, and he received the Conservation Business Man award in 2018 at the district convention. Jack also served for over 20 years on the Clarendon College Board of Regents as well as on the Selective Service Board. He was awarded the Pioneer of the Year in 2014 from the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce. Jack was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and he was the Commander of the American Legion, Post 287 Adamson-Lane in Hedley, TX. He was also a lifetime member of the Methodist Church, serving as Financial Chairman. He attended the Walk to Emmaus and was involved in the Kairo’s Prison Ministry.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Fredie Jo Moreman; son, Phillip Moreman; daughter, Melody Sanderson and her husband Brent Sanderson, three grandchildren and their spouses Megan Baldock and her husband Hayden, Matt Sanderson and his wife Chandler, Mallory Hennessy and her husband Brandon. He had four great grandchildren, Rory Baldock, Adrinna Sanderson, Witt Sanderson and Lincoln Hennessy.

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