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

pastor. O.C. Gentry was now the unofficial pastor of the

Stecker Assembly of God!

Growing up, I had always wanted my dad to do

the will of God, but this move was quite difficult, since

I had to leave the girl I loved. It was hard to imagine

living 52 miles away from Chloe Jean Denham.

However, it helped when I received a daily letter from

her. We still have all the letters we wrote to each other

during that time we were apart. I drove my 1951 Buick

to Walters, when I could afford the 29 cents per gallon

of gasoline . I missed her terribly and knew one day I

would spend the rest of my life with her.

1961:

Getting Married

Jean and I were married in 1961 at the Assembly

of God Church in Burkburnett, Texas. In attendance was

my sister Wynell, Jean’s mother , Virginia, and my mom

and dad. My father performed our wedding ceremony

and had us repeat our vows twice.

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