Ellen Gray Massey

Ellen Gray Massey (November 14, 1921 – July 13, 2014) was an American writer and schoolteacher.

Massey was raised near Nevada, Missouri, and spent some time in Washington, D.C. She received a bachelor's degree in English at the University of Maryland before moving back to Missouri, settling in the Lebanon area. She oversaw a class of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who produced ''Bittersweet, the Ozark Quarterly'' magazine.

Massey also gave hundreds of talks about the Ozarks. Provided by Wikipedia