PALMER, Delora M. 'Dodie' (Williams) 1929-2006

WILLIAMS, BOARDMAN, PALMER, DELPHEY, CONCANNON, CORRIGAN

Posted By: D Cunningham (email)
Date: 1/28/2020 at 16:11:36

Delora Mae "Dodie" Palmer, 77, of Harpers Ferry, Iowa, died Monday, May 15,2006, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, Iowa. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 18, at Waterville Lutheran Church in Waterville, with Paster Laura Gentry officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery, Rossville, Iowa. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon was in charge of arrangements.

Delora Mae was born March 15, 1929, in Harpers Ferry, the daughter of Bert and Florence (Boardman) Williams, She grew up in Harpers Ferry and graduated from high school there in 1946.

November 7, 1946, Dodie married Stanley LeRoy Palmer at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, They spent several years operating a short order cafe and farming in the Waterville area. In 1952 they moved to Dubuque where Dodie took a job as a waitress and did childcare. She loved children and became involved in education at Kennedy Elementary School in Dubuque where she worked as a teaching associate and in the media center for more than 20 years. After retiring in 1991, they moved back to Harpers Ferry in 1993.

While she lived in Dubuque, Dodie was a member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church. She enjoyed crocheting and embroidery in her free time. She also was an excellent baker and cook. A very social person, she loved spending time with her friends whether that was playing cards, dancing, bowling, shopping, or just enjoying their company. Throughout her life she was known for her caring manor, from the way she tended to children to how she later helped neighbors and friends. Her grandchildren are always a special joy to her.

Survivors include her husband Stanley of Harpers Ferry; a daughter, Jeanene (Fred) Delphey of Waukon; and two grandchildren, Adam (Erika) Delphey of Decorah and Brianna Delphey of Ames.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Irma ConCannon and Effie Corrigan; and three brothers, Jim, Richard, and Carl Williams.

Casketbearers were Kenneth, David, Bob, and Stephen Palmer, Gary Johnson, and Kevin Mathis.

Online condolences may be left at the Martin Funeral Home website.

Source: The Allamakee Journal- May 24, 2006.

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