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
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CHAPTERS 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 ManCHAPTER 15 & 16 -Back to Roswell, New Mexico… Again
We moved back to Roswell when Dad became a music evangelist. At about that time he was ordained as a preacher at New Bethel Baptist Church where we attended when he was home. The trees were not very big in the yard of our new house, so I couldn’t climb as much as I wanted, …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, Joe Wigley, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, New Bethel Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher ManChapter 13 & 14 Cedar Street in Roswell to Plainview Texas
We only lived in the blue house for about eight months before moving across town. We had to remodel the new house, which meant new everything. Mom put up new wallpaper, and Dad worked out in the yard. Grandma used her sewing skills and made curtains for all of the windows. I didn’t want to …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, Don Sloan, Joe Knowles, Joe Wigley, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, Plainview Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Shelley Wigley