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Sheets was born in Arkansas City in Cowley County in southeastern [[Kansas]], to June P. Sheets (1903-1982), originally from Fargo in Ellis County in northwestern [[Oklahoma]], and the former Mae Robinson (1904-2002), a native of Pierce City in Lawrence County in southwestern [[Missouri]]. June Sheets was employed in Arkansas City as an agent for the former Frisco Railroad, but he was transferred as a dispatcher in 1943 to Enid in northern Oklahoma. Therefore, Jim Sheets graduated in 1949 from Enid High School.<ref name=statement><ref<Jim  Sheets had a sister, Jenta D. Strombeck (1928-2007), a missionary who spent her last years in Tahlequah in Cherokee County in eastern Oklahoma.</ref>

Sheets was born in Arkansas City in Cowley County in southeastern [[Kansas]], to June P. Sheets (1903-1982), originally from Fargo in Ellis County in northwestern [[Oklahoma]], and the former Mae Robinson (1904-2002), a native of Pierce City in Lawrence County in southwestern [[Missouri]]. June Sheets was employed in Arkansas City as an agent for the former Frisco Railroad, but he was transferred as a dispatcher in 1943 to Enid in northern Oklahoma. Therefore, Jim Sheets graduated in 1949 from Enid High School.<ref name=statement><ref<Jim  Sheets had a sister, Jenta D. Strombeck (1928-2007), a missionary who spent her last years in Tahlequah in Cherokee County in eastern Oklahoma.</ref>

After having received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Bible and English in 1953, Sheets immediately joined the John Brown University staff as manager of the campus radio station. While attending JBU, he had met his future wife, the former Martha Hamlin, a native of Disney in [[Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma. The couple married in 1954 and adopted four children.<ref>The Sheets children are Kimberly Norton (born 1958) of Laurinburg, the seat of Scotland County in southern [[North Carolina]]; Mark R. Sheets (born 1961) of Rogers in Benton County, Arkansas; Kevin James Sheets (born 1981) of Bella Vista, and Aaron Sheets (born 1983) of Fayetteville, Arkansas.</ref>

After having received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Bible and English in 1953, Sheets immediately joined the John Brown University staff as manager of the campus radio station. While attending JBU, he had met his future wife, the former Martha Hamlin, a native of Disney in Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma. The couple married in 1954 and adopted four children.<ref>The Sheets children are Kimberly Norton (born 1958) of Laurinburg, the seat of Scotland County in southern [[North Carolina]]; Mark R. Sheets (born 1961) of Rogers in Benton County, Arkansas; Kevin James Sheets (born 1981) of Bella Vista, and Aaron Sheets (born 1983) of Fayetteville, Arkansas.</ref>

From 1955 to 1958, Sheets served in the [[United States Army]], partly under a secret [[Atomic Energy Commission]] clearance at the Oakland Naval Supply Station in [[Oakland]], [[California]]. After his military duties, Sheets hence returned to JBU in 1958 as director of public relations and student recruitment, a position that he maintained until 1969.<ref name=statement/>

From 1955 to 1958, Sheets served in the [[United States Army]], partly under a secret [[Atomic Energy Commission]] clearance at the Oakland Naval Supply Station in [[Oakland]], [[California]]. After his military duties, Sheets hence returned to JBU in 1958 as director of public relations and student recruitment, a position that he maintained until 1969.<ref name=statement/>

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