Sammy D. Crocker

Sammy Darrel Crocker, 87, of Venus, Texas went to be with our Lord on August 9th, 2026.
Sammy was born on March 19th, 1939, in Ft. Worth, Texas to James Fed Crocker and Bessie Lee Crocker (Rawdon).

Sammy is Survived by His Son Wayne Crocker and Wife Carla, Son Sammy G. Crocker, Brother-in-law Milton McCoy and wife Geneva of Burleson, Texas, and Sister-in-law Rita Crocker of Midlothian , Texas. In Addition, he leaves behind his Grandchildren Brandy Shipley and Husband Thomas, Brandon Crocker and wife Patty, Casey Crocker and wife Paige, Dustin Crocker and wife Janna. He also leaves Behind his Great Grandchildren, Dylan Shipley and Fiancé Kacley, Ethan Shipley, Abbi Shipley, Whitten Crocker, Arlee Crocker, and Jaylyn Crocker. He also leaves behind a Great Great Granddaughter, Bexley Rae Shipley. He was Loved and cherished by a multitude of Family members and countless Friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Mary Jean Crocker, Parents James Fed and Bessie Lee Crocker, Brother James and his wife Cora lee Crocker, Sister Louise and Husband Loyd Choate, and Brother Jerry Crocker.

Sammy went to Mansfield High School through the 10th Grade until the point of which he left and went to work for his brother James Laying Brick to help the family Until he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. Sammy served in the Marines until 1958 when he returned home to work once again as a brick layer with his brother James, It was during this time that Bill Hogg was building the Kowbell that he was hired along with several others to come and tryout bucking horses. This is also when Sammy started chasing the rodeo circuit as a bareback rider. On May 6th,1960 Sammy married Mary Jean McCoy. In 1965 he went to work full time for John Stufflebeme on the Circle S Ranch as Ranch manager in Mansfield, Texas. He was a rodeo Pickup man for Burness Johnson and Jack Ratjen until 1977 when he retired from being a pickup man. In 1972 He helped moved the Circle S from Mansfield to Venus, Texas until the ranch was sold in 1995. Sammy was an avid team roper and an avid outdoorsman and spending much of his time with his family. From the year 2000 became heavily ingrained in the western Heritage Cowboy Church Movement, by being Elder in multiple Cowboy Churches and helping with the planting of multiple Cowboy Churches as well. Sammy was not a man of many words, but when he spoke about a way to rope, handle a horse or just life lesson in general you knew that there would be true wisdom attached to it.