Sad News

As you may or may not have heard, Dorothy Palmer, passed away last Friday. I thought you might like to read her obituary as the donation to our Library is mentioned in it.

Palmer- After a determined and spirited enjoyment of the past few months at Metcalfe Gardens in St. Thomas, Dorothy Fay Palmer, a longtime Aylmer resident, died at the St.Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Friday June 18th, 2010.
Dorothy was born on May 7th,1925 in Malahide Township, the only child of Fred and Ethel Ingram. While her parents administerd the Elgin County House of Industry near the present site of Elgin Manor, she attended and graduated from St.Thomas Collegiate and proceeded to earn her teaching certificate. She taught at several schools in Elgin County including Myrtle Street in St. Thomas. Dorothy and her late husband , John William Franklin Palmer(December 25th, 2009) lived their entire fiftyeight years of married life in Aylmer.
An accomplished pianist and member of Church and Community Choirs, Dorothy loved music, enjoyed concerts and attending theatre performances in Aylmer and beyond. She was also a passionate gardener, growing a multitude of flowers and greenery both in her beautiful garden and inside her home. Friends would tease her that she was the original recycler because Dorothy never liked to throw anything away.John and Dorothy Palmer enjoyed nothing as much as a leisurely drive around Elgin County visiting their many friends, especially those from the Shrine Club, the Conservative Party and anyone connected with the Ford Motor Company. These friends were their family.
Over the past few months, Dorothy took quiet pleasure in thanking by generous donation, the three communities which have defined her life. One might say there was one each for the body, the mind and the soul. They were the Mocha Shriners Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at the Children’s Hospital in London, the Youth department of the St. Thomas Public Library and the historic Bandshell and Park in Aylmer.Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin St., St. Thomas where funeral service to celebrate Dorothy’s life will be held Friday at 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow in Aylmer Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home on Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. In memory of Dorothy, donations may be made if wished to the Aylmer Area Community Foundation.