Kent Gaines' Obituary
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church, Wheeler, TX with Rev. Larry Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in the Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, TX under the direction of Wright Funeral Directors, Wheeler, TX. Family will be having visitation at Wright Funeral Home on July 12, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Kent was born on May 01, 1960 in Wheeler, TX to Richard Gaines and Dixie Sanders. Kent graduated from Wheeler High School in 1978. He married Becky Ashbrook on April 15, 2005 in Wheeler, TX. He worked for Enbridge Pipeline of Shamrock, TX for five years. He was preceded in death by his mother Dixie in 2009. Kent is survived by his wife Becky Gaines of Wheeler, TX., father Richard Gaines of Wheeler, TX., 4 sons Kris Gaines and Lexi of Monahans, TX., Cody Gaines and wife Kaylee of Odessa, TX., Kenton Gaines of Brookings, OR., Justin Brown of Amarillo, TX., 2 daughters Julie Reid and husband Kevin of Myrtle Creek, OR., Ashley Moore of Myrtle Creek, OR., 1 brother Darrell Gaines of Wheeler, TX., 2 sisters Lynette DeMoss of El Campo, TX., Vicki Gurley of Perryton, TX., and 7 grandchildren. The family has requested in lieu of flowers memorials be sent to Make a Wish Foundation 411 S. Fillmore Amarillo, TX 79101
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