Only One Life - By Dale Gentry - His Story - His Journey

Soon after my mom and dad were married, the

stock market crashed, and the Great Depression was

well underway. Times were very hard. My dad was

finally able to find a job hauling rock and lumber for ten

cents an hour. He would also stand in a long line each

week for government commodities, which consisted of

a small box of food.

It was during these Dust Bowl days that my dad’s

life changed forever. Even though he was raised in

church, he had never been saved. It was my Uncle Bill

Cline that led my dad to Jesus. My mother was saved

shortly afterwards, and they were both soon baptized in

the Holy Spirit.

1934:

My Sister

My sister Wynell was born in 1934, ten years

prior to my arrival in Marlow, Oklahoma. I have great

memories of my sister, always caring for her little

brother. I was only five when she married her

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