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 PostCHAPTER 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 WigleyCHAPTER 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 Duckworth