Barbara Brayton Story Grimes, age 86, of Solomons, MD who retired in 1978 as a supervisory personnel management specialist with HHS, died on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Washington Hospital Center.

Born April 3, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois she was the daughter of the late William Hamilton Brayton and Lurline Bullwinkel Brayton. Raised in Jefferson, Wisconsin she graduated from Jefferson High School and attended North Central College, Naperville, Ill. and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1942 she was one of the first group of women selected as Weather Observers for the Weather Bureau, and was assigned to Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin and Washington National Airport. Later she trained as a position classifier. She worked in that capacity for the Weather Bureau, the Panama Canal Company, the U.S. Army in Japan and at the U.S. Navy Yard before transferring to HHS as Chief of Position Classification for HCFA.

She was a member of Solomon's United Methodist Church, NARFE, Marlboro Chapter #61 Order of the Eastern Star, and the Do-Nothings. Interests included needlepoint, crosswords and reading. Her family and friends will miss her greatly.

Mrs. Grimes was the wife of the late Eugene A. Grimes. She is survived by her children Pamela Story Smart, Cynthia Story Brown, and Andrew Story, one sister Betty Campbell Perry, six grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Solomon's United Methodist Church on Saturday, May 8th, at 11:00 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1032, Lexington Park, MD 20653 or Hospice of St. Mary's, Inc. P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements were provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.