Elaine was born in Missouri, and was raised on a farm until she left to go to college at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. She attended church her entire life and accepted Christ when she was in junior high. She spent 5 months in Mexico, going to school and learning Spanish, as a foreign exchange student. While in Maryville, she met Richard, and after 2 years of college they married and moved to Lee’s Summit, where she finished her major in Spanish at UMKC while working part-time.
They now live in Olathe, and have 2 adult children. She loves to read, do jigsaw puzzles, play games, and play piano and flute. She is also involved with the Spanish community.