
On March 3, 2014, Zach's mother Kelly commented on a post about a campaign rally for Zach's mayoral campaign saying that Whitney was pregnant with her first child. Whitney and Zach shortly after the birth of Bradley This ceremony allowed Whitney's parents to attend after they weren't invited to her wedding.

On June 14, 2018, Whitney and Zach had a vow renewal ceremony at The Pavillion at Hunter Valley Farms. Whitney with her family at the vow renewal Vow Renewal Whitney had six bridesmaids, including three of Zach's sisters. On December 14, 2013, Whitney married Zach Bates at 1:00pm at First Baptist Church in Lake City, TN, with a reception at Main Event in Clinton, TN. Zach carrying Whitney out of the wedding ceremony Wedding When the couple arrived, Zach proposed, and Whitney said yes. On September 12, 2013, Zach's parents scoped out a private spot at Smyrna Dunes Park and set up arrangements as Zach had planned while he took Whitney to get her nails done. They took a boat ride in Clearwater, FL, where they were followed by dolphins, before attending a local church. The two, along with members of Zach's family, flew to Orlando, FL. He had coordinated with her parents to have an overnight bag ready, and had spoken with her school and work to get time off for her. On September 11, 2013, Zach showed up at Whitney's house with a surprise. Although Whitney conformed to many of Zach's family's standards during the courtship, including wearing only skirts, the couple did set their own physical boundaries in their courtship. On July 17, 2013, they announced that they had entered a courtship. The two spent several months becoming friends. In 2012, Whitney met Zach Bates, who was a regular customer at the Sonic where she was working as a carhop. See also: Zach Bates and Whitney Perkins Wedding Whitney attended public school throughout her life, and graduated high school early. The Owens family adopted a total of eleven children, including Whitney. Due to her age, she opted not to change her last name to Owens.
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When Whitney was sixteen, the Owens were granted full custody of Whitney. She was taken in by Johnny and Lydia Owens, the parents of her deceased friend Laklee Owens.

and Lynn Perkins.Īt the age of thirteen, Whitney was placed into foster care for unknown reasons. "It was a rough couple weeks for our family, with a lot of prayers going up for the new baby, but we thankfully have all recovered and feel healthy again.Whitney Eileen Perkins was born on Septemto J.C. "Shortly after we found out we were pregnant, Zach unfortunately contracted COVID-19 at his work and I ended up testing positive as well," she said. Speaking with PEOPLE last year, Whitney explained that her pregnancy had not been without its challenges, as she and her husband were both diagnosed with COVID-19. There's no way to describe the feeling and emotions we felt when we first held him in our arms." Whitney - who is also mom to daughters Khloé Eileen, 19 months, and Kaci Lynn, 5 later this month, and son Bradley Gilvin, 6½ - wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday: "After months of waiting on our special boy, finally meeting Jadon face to face was all we dreamed it would be and more. 4! Bringing Up Bates' Whitney Bates Welcomes Son Jadon Carl with Husband Zach This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. They also make us very grateful for the people God places in our life that encourage us during those difficult times." "Times like these really show us how big our God is and how fragile and small we really are. We have been blessed with the kindest doctors and nurses who are always smiling, always willing to take the time to explain every step, and they even stopped to pray with us in the scary moments, " the mom of four wrote. "We are incredibly grateful for East Tennessee Children's Hospital and for all of the work they have poured into our baby boy. Whitney also shared her appreciation for everyone at the hospital who helped baby Jadon. "Watching him struggle to breathe the past couple days has been so heartbreaking, but now to see the turnaround this morning was a miracle!" "We called family and prayed, and thankfully God heard the many prayers going up! 🙌🏼 Today, Jadon has been steadily improving throughout the day, and he looks so much more peaceful," she continued.
