We were in New Mexico for only a short time before Dad took a job leading the music and youth at The East Sedalia Baptist Church. We lived in a big, white, two-story house. I started kindergarten in Sedalia, and my memory is less hazy about the events that happened when we lived there. I …Read More
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CHAPTERS 9 &10- DeSoto, Missouri to Roswell, New Mexico
When does a child first have memories? When do you begin to hold onto faces, images and remember what happened in your life? My first memories are of the house on Jefferson St. in DeSoto, Missouri. Like all small children, I only remember bits and pieces of life there, but it was the town Mom …Read More
View Post Artesia First Baptist Church, Bill Jetton, DeSoto, Grandma Jetton, John Robinson, Judy Jetton, Lee May First Baptist Church, Lottie James, Missouri, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann TaylorCHAPTER 8- Family Friends
Mom and Dad always had good friends. These close friends became our second family. These experiences led me to understand that living close to your family is a blessing. When you need help moving something, you call family. When you need a babysitter, you call family. When you are sick, you call family. When your …Read More
View Post Bev Garland, Bill Jetton, Cindy Pickard, Del Garland, Elias Rodriguez, Fran Rodriguez, Gary Hill, Jana Garland, Jim Abner, Jim Duckworth, Joe Wigley, Judy Jetton, Mark Garland, Mary Gans, Nancy Wigley, Richard Gans, Rod Jetton, Roger Pickard, Son of a Preacher Man, Susie Hill, Veris DuckworthCHAPTER 7 -Uncles & Aunts
View Post Andy Lewis, Behlmann, Benjie Lewis, Beth lewis, Bill Jetton, Blanford, Doug Blanford, Ed, Gary Lewis, Greg Lewis, Jacob Robinson, Jeff Kennedy, Jesse Lewis, Joan Behlmann, John Robinson, Josh Lewis, Judy Jetton, Karen robinson, Katie Lewis, Kit Lewis, Lea Behlmann, Lindsey Robinson, Nathan Lewis, Neil Blanford, Phyllis Kennedy, Rod Jetton, Ross, Ryan Robinson, Sherri Kennedy, Son of a Preacher Man, Sonny Kennedy, Tom Behlmann
CHAPTER 6 -GRANDPARENTS
Grandma Jetton It is hard to do justice to such a good person. You would expect her grandson to say kind things about her, but everyone I have ever met who knew her had nothing but good things to say. I can only describe her by what I saw and heard in my 34 years around …Read More
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