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 PostCHAPTER 7 -Uncles & Aunts
CHAPTER 5-SIBLINGS
Courts Lottie and Ruth playing in 1974. That might be the Mac Davis show in the background. I’ve always thought that Ruth and I took after the Jettons and were a lot alike, while Lottie and Courts took after the Lewis’s and shared more similarities. Lottie and Ruth both had dark brown eyes, but Courts’ and mine changed …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Courts Jetton, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man, Southwest Baptist UniversitySon of a Preacher Man- INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION A few weeks ago, I received a message from Rod Jetton (a young man I have always admired) that made a simple statement, followed by one of the most daunting challenges I have ever had in my life. He said, “I am writing a book about dad and mom. I’m giving their life …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Daniel Hale, Judy Jetton, Millersville Baptist Churh, Rod Jetton, Son of a Preacher ManSon of a Preacher Man- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & FORWARD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Even though this is just a story about the first years of my life, and I am only writing it for you, my children, I do want to take a moment to acknowledge and thank a few people. First, my parents. Everything that is positive in the following pages, and in my life as …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Bob Ingold, DeSoto Missouri, Judy Jetton, Lee Kanakis, Lottie James, Mary Gans, Paul Fitzwater, Paula Bogart, Rod Jetton, Son of a Preacher Man