Mary Louise Espinosa

Mary Louise Espinosa, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. She was born July 14, 1938, in Caro, Michigan, the daughter of Robert L. and Bertha L. (Taylor) Procter, both of whom preceded her in death. Mary Lou graduated from Neosho High School in 1956, and in 1958, moved to Phoenix, Arizona and got her first job as a clerk in a law office and at the time of her death she was still the managing administrator of the same law firm and had become acknowledged as one of the foremost authority on international divorce laws. She was a prolific writer and there was never an occasion to mark or celebrate without a poem or story she had written to commemorate it. In 1960, she married the love of her life Manuel G. Espinosa and together they worked and established an international law firm, traveled the world and raised two families. Survivors include: three daughters, Darel Whitman of Springfield , Mo., Cha Cha ( Mike) Mosesso of Glendale, Ariz., and Micha Espinosa of the home in Mesa, Ariz.; one son, Tony (Barbara) Espinosa, of Sebring, Florida. She had five stepchildren, Manny (Lupita) Espinosa, Lupita (Mike) Dole, Robert (Adriana) Espinosa, and Maria Valenzuela; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Bee Enowski of Kaiser, Mo. Mary Lou was proceeded in death by her husband in 2005; one stepson, Rudy Espinosa; three brothers, Robert L., Donald J. and John R. Procter. A celebration of life was held Sunday, Jan. 5, at St, Augustine Episcopal Church in Tempe, Ariz. A second celebration of life will be held at Weber Funeral Chapel in Russellville, Missouri on Saturday, January 11, 2020, with viewing at 10:30 a.m. and service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Enloe Cemetery in Russellville, Mo. Arrangements are under the direction of Weber Funeral home in Russellville, Mo. WeberFuneralHome.net