I James Richard Sober Jr. was born in Springfield, Missouri on March 21, 1946. My father was James Richard Sober born in Carthage, MO in 1923. My mother was Helen Lousie (Dodd) Sober born August 28, 1926 in Springfield, MO. My dad's father was Frank Thomas Sober Jr. and his mother was Nellie Leona Helms. My mother's father was Harold Franklin Dodd (1904-1989). My mother's mother was Byrd Hinshaw, daughter of Jack and Mary Hinshaw.

I James Richard Sober Jr. was born in Springfield, Missouri on March 21, 1946. My father was James Richard Sober born in Carthage, MO in 1923. My mother was Helen Lousie (Dodd) Sober born August 28, 1926 in Springfield, MO. My dad's father was Frank Thomas Sober Jr. and his mother was Nellie Leona Helms. My mother's father was Harold Franklin Dodd (1904-1989). My mother's mother was Byrd Hinshaw, daughter of Jack and Mary Hinshaw.