Violette Ruth Popper

Popper, Violette Ruth, 97, of St. Petersburg, died Monday, November 20, 2006 at Alhambra Nursing Home. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she came here in 1974 from Cicero, Illinois where she was a Teletype Operator with Western Electric Company for 15 years. Locally, she was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Order of the Eastern Star OES, Clown Alley, and Clowns of America. She was known as Sparkles the clown and was voted the #2 woman clown in America in 1983. She is survived by her son Wayne Popper, Denver, CO; nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.