Page 96 - The CRAIG family

On August 28, 1965, Daddy married Ruth Lee Hall, in Louisville, Kentucky
Ruth was bon May 12, 1936, in Louisville, KY., to the parents of Clifford and Marie Hall. In her younger years, she lived in Louisville but moved to Sellersburg with her family when she was a teenager. She was divorced from Kenneth Sellers and had 3 small children: Lynne Denise, Beverly Ruth and Kenneth Lee, who Daddy legally adopted.
In August, 1965, Daddy and Ruth moved to Evansville, Indiana. Mother had custody of me, but I ended up going to Evansville because mother had evicted me from my family home because I attended the wedding. (Kathy was married and out of the home) Daddy sued to have custody given to him. It was traumatic because I was entering my senior year of high school and would be attending a very big school and I didn’t want to leave Silver Creek -- the school where Daddy and Ruth graduated, my teachers (many who taught Daddy and Ruth) and my friends. As it turns out – God’s greatest gifts can be unanswered prayers and moving from my beloved hometown was a turning point in my life.
In his work, Daddy was asked to travel to New York and Texas and was away a lot in late 1965 and early 1966. In January, 1967 he was transferred to Miami, Florida. Daddy and Ruth went to Miami to house hunt.
Moving to Florida was a fulfillment of a life-long dream for Daddy. We set out from Evansville in the car – the 3 little ones in the back seat, Daddy, Ruth and me in the front. We stopped in Jacksonville to see Uncle George and Aunt Mary.
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