Sunday, March 23

Richard Vinson HOLLINGSWORTH - b. 1909


Richard Vinson HOLLINGSWORTH was born1 on 26 Jul 1909 in , Grayson, Texas, USA. He died1 on 26 Aug 1990 in Midland, Midland, Texas, USA.
He was the son of Samuel Ralph Hollingsworth and Nellie Ione Clarke, he married Clarice Marie Springer 26 Dec 1933.
Richard Vinson Hollingsworth - b. 1909
He recieved a Bachelors in Geology, and a Masters of Science 1933 at the Univ of OK, He took Graduate Studies in 1934 at the Univ of Chicago.
He was the President of SEOM 1957-58.
In 1944 he founded the Palentological Lab in Midland, it closed in 1976.

Richard married (MRIN:14483) Clarice Marie SPRINGER, daughter of Charles Samuel SPRINGER "Bimy" and Mary Ann GOFF (MRIN:1972), on 26 Dec 1933. Clarice was born2 on 11 Dec 1907 in Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, USA. She died2 on 5 Oct 2000 in Midland, Midland, Texas, USA. She was buried2 in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Midland, Texas, USA.
Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/).
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Record added: May 25, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19519226.

She was the daughter of Charles Samuel "Bimy" Springer and Mary Ann Goff, she married Richard Vincen Hollingsworth 26 Dec 1933 at the Cook Co Court House, Chicago, IL.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from OU in 1928. She joined the staff as a library assistant, then later a circulation librarian until 1933. She attended Columbia where she took courses toward a MLS degree.
She established 3 scholorship funds for OU. There is also a Clarice Marie Springer Hollingsworth Scholorship Fund.


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1    Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/), Find A Grave, PO Box 522107, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-2107. Maintained by: RC Karnes
     Originally Created by: Knightchow
     Record added: May 25, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 19519220.
2    Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave. Maintained by: RC Karnes
     Originally Created by: Knightchow
     Record added: May 25, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 19519226.