She’s Just a Girl

Here is a story about Lillian Cleo Huff Grant, my mother. She was the only girl born to the Edgar Huff family. She had four brothers, three older than her. They all liked to tease her, even knowing the risks if Edgar found out. This story is a merge of several people’s remembrances of one…

At the Old Ball Game, An Edgar Huff Story

I’ve noticed that all of these stories seem to have a definite military theme, but then my family seems to have been in the thick of it for some time now and I guess that is where this has taken me. At the Mudcats game the other day, I asked my Uncle Leon if he…

The Old Ball Game Continued, Ersel Huff Story

I mentioned yesterday how much fun it was visiting with my Uncle Leon at the ballgame and tapping into his memories of his father and mother and his siblings. Leon is the last surviving member of that group. He talked about his older brother Ersel and by augmenting what he said with things I have…

At the Old Ball Game

The other day, I took my Uncle, Leon Huff, for an afternoon outing at a Carolina Mudcats baseball game. The Mudcats won, but I scored even bigger with Leon sharing stories of long ago with me. Leon is my mother’s, Cleo Huff Grant, younger brother. He is the last of that generation from the Huff…