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Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. He was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">
Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. He was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">
"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008.</ref> where one of his classmates was Carolyn Joan Clark Pollan (born July 12, 1937), subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives from a district based at [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]].
"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008.</ref> where one of his classmates was [[Carolyn Pollan|Carolyn Joan Clark Pollan]], subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives from a district based at [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]].
In 1960, Shell received his bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was a teacher and [[debate]] coach at Bossier High School for seven years until he joined Bossier Parish Community College. He procured graduate credentials from Louisiana Tech, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], and California Miramar University in [[San Diego]], then known as "Pacific Western University".<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults|title=Obituaries and Guest Books|date=May 17, 2008|publisher=''|The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 17, 2008}}</ref>
In 1960, Shell received his bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was a teacher and [[debate]] coach at Bossier High School for seven years until he joined Bossier Parish Community College. He procured graduate credentials from Louisiana Tech, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], and California Miramar University in [[San Diego]], then known as "Pacific Western University".<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResults|title=Obituaries and Guest Books|date=May 17, 2008|publisher=''|The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 17, 2008}}</ref>