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tissue for me to sell at 5 cents a bicentennial and handyman and,
square. On both sides, it had a roll celebration on ultimately, started
of toilet paper hanging down from July 4, 1976. his own pest control
the canopy. I protested, but Clay, When he was business.
my brand-new husband of two two, we moved
hours, said, “Get in!” He pushed to Brownfield, We have lived in the
me out into the parking lot. Still where Clay Plainview area since
dressed in my wedding gown with worked for 1996 and have been
my legs hanging out the front of that Pioneer Natural married 45 years. We
wheelbarrow, I sold toilet paper as Gas as a welder. have three handsome
Clay pushed me down the middle Nathan and sons, two beautiful
of main street and back. Guests Britton were daughters-in-love
cheered and clapped. born in Lubbock in August 1982 and and nine incredible
December 1984. grandchildren. We regularly attend
Not long after we married, Clay was College Heights Baptist Church.
offered a job with higher pay which We lived in Brownfield twice for a When given the opportunity, Clay
included housing, so we moved total of 18 years, with a short eight- plays his guitar with friends, or we
north of town to work at the very month stint in eastern Oklahoma sing together in nearby churches.
farm we were going to on the night in 1983. Clay was employed in We have some small acreage out in
we got engaged. I drove about ten Brownfield as an electrician and the country west of Plainview and
miles every day to work at the gas a pastor during those years. We enjoy puttering around in the yard
company until we were expecting moved to Plainview when I received and in the shop. The memorable
our firstborn son. a promotion in my job with Texas wheelbarrow whirl led to a
Department of Criminal Justice. wonderful “ride” through life - full
Nolan was born in El Paso, right Clay worked as electrician, pastor, of many more happy memories.
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