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.[1]
Massey also gave hundreds of talks about the
Ozarks.
Works
Massey wrote many books, including the following titles:
Papa's Gold (2013)
Footprints in the Ozarks: A Memoir (2011)
Morning in Nicodemus (2009)
Her Enemies Blue and Gray (2008)
New Hope (2004)
Family Fun and Games: A Hundred Year Tradition (2001)