Family?
2 sons: Paul (20) & David (18)

Married how long?
24 years

How did he propose?
Put a diamond ring in a children’s pop-up book

How’d you two meet?
At a singles’ Bible study

How long at LPWC?
2.5 years

Ministry role @ LWPC?
Greeters; Bob is a guitarist on the Music Team

Favorite classic TV show?
Bob: The Andy Griffith Show
Debra: Little House on the Prairie

Favorite book of the Bible?
Both: Psalms

Favorite candy bar?
Bob: Butterfinger
Debra: Hershey’s Special Dark

Embarrassing moment?
Bob: While singing and playing the guitar on “How Great Thou Art” at a nursing home, a fly kept flying around me and landing on my face. Near the middle of the song the fly flew in my mouth. I had to stop and excuse myself to run to the restroom and wash my mouth out with soap.

First job you ever had?
Bob: Newspaper route
Debra: Sales clerk & engraver at a jewelry store

Worst job you ever had?
Bob: Working on an assembly line putting bags on upright vacuum cleaners

Best subject in school?
Bob: Band
Debra: Spelling

Best advice you ever got?
Bob: Always do your best

Favorite book besides the Bible?
Debra: Christ the Healer by F.F. Bosworth

Favorite holiday?
Both: Christmas

If you could ask God 1 question?
Bob: When will Jesus return?

Favorite food?
Bob: Steak
Debra: Pasta

Favorite dessert?
Bob: Apple pie
Debra: Chocolate mousse

Hobbies?
Bob: Birdwatching
Debra: Reading

Favorite thing about LPWC?
Bob: The worship and praise
Debra: Music and dance

Brush with greatness?
Bob: When I was in the 5^th grade I rode on a bus to Ghost Town with Jerry Mathers (from Leave it to Beaver); I sang and played on the Don Ho Show in Hawaii; and I sang and played in a Christian band that opened for Don Francisco (He’s Alive) in 1980 at the Spartanburg Auditorium.

What was in your bag the last time you left Wal-Mart?
Bob: A box of light bulbs
Debra: Groceries

Favorite music artist?
Bob: Paul McCartney
Debra: Steven Curtis Chapman

A movie that has impacted you and why?
Bob: The Omega Code because we win and Satan is defeated!
Debra: A Walk to Remember. Her witness at high school was quiet but unwavering, even when other students made fun of her.

Favorite praise & worship song:
Bob: The Heart of Worship
Debra: How Great is our God

Favorite hymn?
Bob: Just As I Am
Debra: It is Well with My Soul

First thing you would do if elected President?
Bob: Put prayer and God back in school
Debra: Limit terms for Senators and Congressmen so no one can become a “professional” politician

One thing you’ve always wanted to do?
Bob: Visit England
Debra: Visit Hawaii

Favorite place to shop?
Bob: The Guitar Center
Debra: LandsEnd.com

Favorite reality TV show?
Bob: Fear Factor
Debra: American Idol

Favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
Both: Sleep

Favorite person in the Bible?
Bob: Jesus
Debra: Paul

Favorite magazine?
Bob: Guitar Player

Favorite beverage?
Both: Tea

If you could have any other profession?
Bob: Veterinarian

Favorite sports team?
Both: Atlanta Braves

If a movie was made of your life, who would play you?
Bob: Anthony Hopkins
Debra: Sandra Bullock

Favorite place to vacation?
Bob: Gatlinburg, TN
Debra: Any beach

Family tradition?
At Christmas we all help put out the manger scene

If you could have dinner with anyone, past or present?
Bob: My Grandmother, Daisy Mabry.
Debra: My grandparents (3 of them died before I was born).

Favorite Scripture?
Bob: John 3:16
Debra: Jeremiah 32:27

Favorite restaurant?
Bob: Saskatoon
Debra: Olive Garden

Favorite cable channel?
Bob: TV Land

Childhood hero?
Both: Superman

Most relied-upon spiritual truth?
Bob: With God all things are possible.
Debra: God is the same yesterday, today and forever.

What’s in your CD player?
Bob: Gary S. Paxton
Debra: Steven Curtis Chapman

Who/what makes you laugh?
Bob: Mark Lowry
Debra: Our poodle

One thing most people don’t know about me…
Debra: I was close to getting my private pilot’s license when I was 22.

If you could be a contestant on any game show?
Bob: Family Feud
Debra: The Price is Right

Favorite season of the year and why?
Bob: Spring, because all things are fresh and new
Debra: Summer, because I like to swim

I’m thankful for...
Bob: Two wonderful sons and the love of Jesus
Debra: Jesus’ sacrifice, His mercy and love, and my family