About the author

Dennis L. Raney, son of Charles and Sophie Raney¹, grandson of Jefferson L and Flora² Raney and great-grandson of Harvey and Alice Raney. Born in July of 1951, he is a retired from the U.S. Postal Service, where he served as the Manager of Information Systems, Mid-America District. Dennis now works as an independent internet developer and provides Drupal CMS support management.

He is married to Sharlan L. Raney and they have two sons, Richard and Jeff. They currently reside in Oak Grove, MO., but their hearts and minds belong to Arkansas and Mount Sherman.

¹Sophie S. Raney was a WWII war bride. She was a young girl in Poznan, Poland when the Germans captured her while running errands on the streets of Poznan. Since she was a blond, blue eyed Pole, she was kidnapped as part of the "Germanization" of children with purported "Aryan" traits. Sophie passed away October, 31, 2007.
²Flora was my step-grandmother and Felicia (Cole) was my birth grandmother.