Elders & Wives
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Mark & Sharon Freeman
Mark was born in San Jose, California and grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. Sharon grew up in the Beaumont, Texas area. They married after graduating from Abilene Christian University, where they met. The Beaumont area was their home for over 20 years. They relocated to the Dallas, Texas area where they lived for six years, before moving to The Woodlands during the summer of 2000. Their daughter, Laura, is married to Kevin Sim. Their son, Todd, married Iveth Ramirez in…
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Scott & Sara Blake
Scott was born in Brownwood and grew up in Seminole, Texas. While in Seminole, both Scott and Sara Smith attended Westside Church of Christ where they were both baptized. Scott and Sara would later marry and live in Lubbock where Scott would graduate with B.B.A. degree from Texas Tech University. In 1982, Scott accepted a job with Exxon Company USA in Midland, TX. While in Midland, Scott and Sara were members at Fairmont Park Church of Christ. In 1994, they transferred to the Houston area…
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Butch & Linda Merriman
Carlton Wayne Merriman, immediately nicknamed “Butch” by his Dad, was born in Midland, Texas, which was his home through high school. Upon graduation from Texas Tech in 1969 as a Mechanical Engineer, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Following 2.5 years in the army, stationed at Lawton, Oklahoma and Germany, his job assignments took him to Port Arthur, Texas, Amarillo, Texas, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Conroe, Texas. While at Texas Tech, he met Linda Woodard and they were married…
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Raymond & Nancy Walker
Raymond is fourth in a family of eight children and was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. Nancy is third in a family of eight children who lived at numerous Air Force Bases and settled in Tulsa for her Junior High and High School years. Raymond and Nancy met in Tulsa Oklahoma when he attended college. They married in 1973 moved to Plano, Texas where their sons Raymond III and Matthew were born. While in Plano they attended 18&P Church…
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Mac & Beth Brockman
Mac was born in Wharton, Texas and grew up in Angleton, TX. He graduated with a Business Management degree from Abilene Christian University in 1976. He was on the golf team and sang in Acapella chorus. During the summers of his college years, he sold books and Bibles for the Southwestern Publishing Company. After 40+ years mainly as a regional consultant in the Life Insurance Industry, Mac retired in 2018. Beth was born in Jefferson, Iowa. She grew up in Florida, Tennessee, and New…
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Marty & Debra Miller
Martin (Marty) and Debra Miller were founding members of Woodland Oaks along with Jerry and Billie Robertson in 1992. Marty was raised a country boy in southern Illinois and was transplanted to Midland, Texas in 1967 by a job transfer of his father. Debra was born in Oklahoma City and moved with her family to several states as her father was an oilfield drilling engineer. Marty and Debra met in high school at Midland and became close friends. Both attended…
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Todd & Jennifer Watrous
Todd Watrous was born in Nashville, Tennessee, graduated from high school in Bozeman, Montana then served for 3 years in the U.S. Army returning to Montana after completion of active duty service. Todd was baptized into Christ in October 1989 two months after leaving active military duty. In December 1989, Miss Jennifer Folding visited the Bozeman Church of Christ where Todd worshiped. Jennifer was born in Wichita, Kansas and graduated from high school in West Lake, Louisiana. Jennifer and Todd…