Sometime that fall, we moved to Carter Street. For me, it was no big deal because eighth graders all went to the same school, but Lottie, Ruth and Courts had to change schools. The Carter Street house was really big and nice. It was up in the woods on a dead-end street in the …Read More
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CHAPTER 21 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI – Green Acres – 1979-1980
While we were living at the pig house, Dad accepted the minister of music and education position at Red Star Baptist Church, where Cy Smith was the pastor. It was in Cape, and for quite a while we made the thirty minute …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Brian Robinson, Cape Girardeau, Chris Rawls, Courts Jetton, Craig Clemmons, Cy Smith, Dale Carnegie, Del Garland, Delton Dees, Gary Farr, Gary Hill, Horseshoe Lake, Jim Duckworth, Joe Windeknecht, John Lohr, Judy Jetton, Lamont Robinson, Lottie James, Mike Green, Red Star Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Scott Reynolds, Son of a Preacher Man, Space Invaders, Susie Hill, Virtus DuckworthCHAPTER 20 -Living In The Pig House
Dad worked at all of his jobs for a while before we finally found a cheap house to live in. It was a small, run down house out in the country. The owner agreed to let us rent it for free if Dad would fix it up. It needed a lot of work, but …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, Ed Behlmann, Joan Behlmann, John Robinson, Judy Jetton, Karen robinson, Lottie James, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man, Tom BehlmannCHAPTERS 18 & 19 Levelland, TX to Gordonville,MO
Our next house was in Levelland, Texas. Dad was the minister of music and youth under pastor David Evetts. We lived in a small house right next door to the church. Since we only lived there a short time, during the summer, I never even attended school there. I got my first lawn mowing …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, DeSoto Missouri, Ed Behlmann, Gordonville Missouri, Jerry Lewis, Joachim Creek, Joan Behlmann, Joe Wigley, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, Mary Gans, Richard Gans, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man, Tom Behlmann, Wes LewisChapter 17- Petersburg, Texas in 1978
Brother Jessie Nave was the pastor at First Baptist Church and Dad was the minister of music and youth. It was not a big church, and Dad didn’t have a big salary, but Mom said that the people were so kind to us there, it was worth it. To help with the family …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, Petersburg First Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man