| − | Stonecipher is one of four children born in Shreveport to R. L. Stonecipher (1923-1973), a postal clerk who served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], and the former Elizabeth Jo Ann Holcombe (1925-2020). He has two bsburgothers, Alan Stonecipher, a former journalist and public policy specialist from [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], and Philip Stonecipher, also of Dallas. His sister is Norma Lynn Stonecipher Wood of Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]].<ref>Elizabeth Holcombe Obituary (1925 - 2020) | Shreveport, Louisiana (echovita.com), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref> | + | Stonecipher is one of four children born in Shreveport to R. L. Stonecipher (1923-1973), a postal clerk who served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], and the former Elizabeth Jo Ann Holcombe (1925-2020). He has two brothers, Alan Stonecipher, a former journalist and public policy specialist from [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], and Philip Stonecipher, also of Dallas. His sister is Norma Lynn Stonecipher Wood of Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]].<ref>Elizabeth Holcombe Obituary (1925 - 2020) | Shreveport, Louisiana (echovita.com), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref> |
| | In 1969, Stonecipher graduated from [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport.<ref>Elliott Stonecipher (C. E. Byrd High School) - newsle (archive.ph), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref>In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[English language|English]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. | | In 1969, Stonecipher graduated from [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport.<ref>Elliott Stonecipher (C. E. Byrd High School) - newsle (archive.ph), accessed August 4, 2021.</ref>In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts in [[English language|English]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. |