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     Infant Twin Huff died on July 7, 1934 at Washington, D.C..¹ He was born on July 7, 1934 at Washington, D.C..¹

     Infant Twin Huff died on July 7, 1934 at Washington, D.C..¹ He was born on July 7, 1934 at Washington, D.C..¹

     Her Social Security Number was 212-38-2819.³ Patricia Gale Lindsey was buried at Stafford Memorial Park, 154 Shelton Shop Road, Stafford, Stafford Co., Virginia.⁴ Her married name was Poore.³ She married William W. Liming Jr.^1,3 Patricia Gale Lindsey married Unknown Poore.³ Patricia Gale Lindsey was born on July 16, 1940 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^2,3,4 She died on May 22, 1997 at age 56.^3,4

     Herbert H. Purinton was born circa 1865 at Connecticut.¹ He married Cora Thrash, daughter of Dr. George Hamilton Thrash and Elizabeth Elmina Penland, on November 30, 1918 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.¹

     Her married name was Neil.² Her Social Security Number was 335-12-3890.² Her married name was Sitzberger.² Her married name was Davis.² Sara Harmon Grindstaff married Leonard John Sitzberger.² Sara Harmon Grindstaff married Unknown Davis.² Sara Harmon Grindstaff married Unknown Neil.² Sara Harmon Grindstaff was born on June 20, 1922 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^2,3 As of December 18, 1982,her married name was Drafahl.⁵ She married Robert L. Drafahl on December 18, 1982 at Pinellas Co., Florida.^5,6 Sara Harmon Grindstaff died on August 26, 2001 at Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina, at age 79.^2,3,6 She DRAFAHL, SARA S., of Hendersonville, N.C., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 26, 2001) at home. A Cleveland native, she moved to St. Petersburg many years ago and then moved to Hendersonville eight years ago. She was a WAVES veteran of World War II. She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hendersonville. Survivors include her husband, Robert L; a son, David Sitzberger, St. Petersburg; and a sister, June Bothwell Becker, Tampa. Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center, Hendersonville, N.C. on August 29, 2001.⁶

     June Carol Grindstaff was born on February 5, 1926 at Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois.^4,5 As of July 5, 1947,her married name was Bothwell.² She married John Richard "Dick" Bothwell on July 5, 1947 at Conetoe, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.^6,2,7,4 As of December 16, 1990,her married name was Becker.⁸ June Carol Grindstaff married James B. Becker on December 16, 1990 at Pinellas Co., Florida.^8,4 As of 2004,her married name was Hinson.⁴ June Carol Grindstaff married James Edward Hinson in 2004.⁴ June Carol Grindstaff died on November 6, 2011 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 85.^5,4 She HINSON, June Bothwell, died Nov. 6, 2011. She was born in Oak Park, IL in 1926, and moved to St. Petersburg in 1943 to attend St. Petersburg Junior College. She graduated in 1947 from Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and married Dick Bothwell, Times columnist and cartoonist that same year. She married James Becker in 1990, after Dick's passing in 1981. Becker died in 2000. She married James Edward Hinson in 2004. He died in 2007. She is survived by her two children, Laura Leigh Dallas of Lutz, and Donald Eric Bothwell of St. Petersburg. She was a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA. Laura Leigh Dallas is in charge of final arrangements. There will be no memorial service. on November 13, 2011.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 319-18-8017.⁵ Leonard John Sitzberger married Sara Harmon Grindstaff, daughter of Robert Vance Grindstaff and Ruth Carr Herndon.⁶ Leonard John Sitzberger was born on December 29, 1917 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^2,5 He died on September 26, 1968 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 50.^3,4 He Leonard J. Sitzberger, office manager for P.K. Smith & Co., died yesterday morning (Spet. 26, 1968) at his residence. A resident of 1172 39th Ave. NE, Mr. Sitzberger was born in Chicago and mover to St. Petersburg 20 years ago from there. He was a member and treasurer of the local First Church of Christ Scientist. He is survived by his wife Sara G; a son, David S; a brother, George, Menasha, Wis., and an uncle, John Line, St. Petersburg. The Palms Memorial is in charge of the arrangements. on September 27, 1968.⁴

     Robert L. Drafahl married Sara Harmon Grindstaff, daughter of Robert Vance Grindstaff and Ruth Carr Herndon, on December 18, 1982 at Pinellas Co., Florida.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 287-12-1970.³ James B. Becker was born on June 7, 1923.³ He married June Carol Grindstaff, daughter of Robert Vance Grindstaff and Ruth Carr Herndon, on December 16, 1990 at Pinellas Co., Florida.^1,2 James B. Becker died on December 26, 2000 at Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 77.³

     His Social Security Number was 503-03-8907.⁵ John Richard "Dick" Bothwell was born on October 17, 1917 at Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.^2,5,3 He married June Carol Grindstaff, daughter of Robert Vance Grindstaff and Ruth Carr Herndon, on July 5, 1947 at Conetoe, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.^1,6,4,7 John Richard "Dick" Bothwell died on January 30, 1981 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 63.^2,4 He ST. PETERSBURG - Popular St. Petersburg Times humor columnist John Richard "Dick" Bothwell died of a heart attack Friday morning at his home. He was 62. He was best known to readers for his columns, "O.A. T. - Of All Things," and "Brighten Up Monday," but the veteran journalist also wrote weather stories under the byline of Kcid Llewhtob, his name spelled backward. Bothwell came to the Times- at $17.50 a week - 41 years ago as a 21-year-old straight out of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in South Dakota. He was the newspaper's artist for about two years and then became a soldier during World War II. Winner of the Bronze Star, he returned to the newspaper and resumed cartooning and began writing weather columns. It was in 1962 that he started "Of All Things." "For most of our readers," Times Executive Editor Robert Haiman said Friday, "Dick Bothwell was the St. Petersburg Times. His local columns wrapped a warm blanket of good humor, nostalgia and common sense around his readers each morning." Haiman went to visit Bothwell's wife at the family's St. Petersburg home Friday. Bothwell in 1947 married fellow Times staffer June Grindstaff. Their son, Don, is a disabled veteran and daughter Leigh has a master's degree from the University of South Florida. Bothwell's body will be cremated, with the National Cremation Society in charge. No memorial service is planned. on January 31, 1981.⁴