I have written the Genealogy query column for the Springfield News-Leader since April 1987. It will go on line at www.OzarksNow.com Sunday July 1, 2001. Also in the same issue will be a story about Genealogy in the Life & Times section. Gloria Bogart Carter, 733 South Farm Road 89, Springfield MO 65802 gbcarter@juno.com, 417-869-7060 My Pa-Pa was a Baptist Preacher in the Wright County MO area for over 50 years, with a devoted Christian wife by his side. They were J.R. and Nirva Shanes Bogart.