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Jody Carmichael was born Jolene Rauh in El Reno Oklahoma July 1, 1952. Her father Ted accepted a job in Texarkana TX in 1956 at the federal Penitentiary, so off they went to Texarkana TX. Jody grew up in the Church of Christ; married had 3 daughters, and now has a son (Michael), and also sons and daughter in law, and 8 beautiful grandchildren.

Jody spent a number of years working in the courthouse in Texarkana, and became the chief deputy clerk. Later working in the mortgage business in Dallas.

She married Jim Carmichael in 2004 in Arkansas, and about 9 months later they both moved to Texarkana, to be with her ageing mother, and later becoming her full time care taker for over two years. After her mother passed away, in 2010 she and Jim moved to Tulsa, in order to "go back to work". Towards the end of 2011 a decision was made to enter into the struggling real estate business, assured that the bad years for real estate were coming to an end. By May of 2012 she was fully licensed (along with Jim) and had her first closing by Aug of 2012.

Jody is a natural at real estate and with her husband Jim, is now part of a dynamic team working with sellers and buyers of real estate in Tulsa Ok, with what appears to be a bright future.