Complex sentence: Her parents, John G. Funkhouser and Mary E "Polly" Martin, were Virginians, and each year she spent part of her time in the South, generally passing the winters in Huntsville.
Split into simpler sentences: Her parents, John G. Funkhouser and Mary E "Polly" Martin, were Virginians. Each year she spent part of her time in the South, generally passing the winters in Huntsville.