MARY LETHIAN5 BIAS was born November 16, 1923 in Dugginsville, Ozark Co., MO and died July 10, 2005 at Gainesville Nursing Home, Gainesville, MO. Buried Mammoth Cemetery, Mammoth, MO. She married (1) OLIN HARLESS September 28, 1940 in MO, son of ORA HARLESS and MATTIE TABOR. He was born in MO, and died March 13, 1970 in Taney Co., MO. She married (2) WOODROW FRAZIER "CHUCK" CRAWFORD September 19, 1960. He was born March 24, 1917 in Mammoth, MO, and died September 20, 1990 in Gainesville, MO.

More About OLIN HARLESS:
Found dead in his pickup truck. May have frozen to death.

Children of MARY BIAS and OLIN HARLESS are:
1. BOBBY CARL (HESSE) HARLESS, b. March 26, 1943, Ozark Co., MO.
2. BARBARA ARLENE HARLESS, b. February 06, 1979, Ozark Co., MO; d. June 23, 1979, Springfield, MO.
3. AMIE LEOTA HARLESS, b. February 06, 1953, Springfield, MO; d. December 24, 1953, Springfield, MO.

More About AMIE LEOTA HARLESS:
Died as a baby. Autopsy says of pneumonia.

Mary about age 14

Bobby Carl and Barbara Arlene were taken from Mary and Olin and placed in a children's home in Springfield, MO when they were young. They were both adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hesse of Springfield, MO. Their names were changed to Mike and Joy.

Mary, Bobby and Arlene

Bobby Carl Harless and Family

Barbara Arlene Harless and Family Gary Whittenberg, Kari and Debbie)