SCIO - Joan D. Palmer, 88, of Scio, NY, died Sunday, July 29, 2018
in Hart Comfort House, Wellsville. Born
July 30, 1929, in Wellsville, she was the daughter of Frank and Viola Ball
Palmer. A graduate of Scio High School
and Alfred University, she was a business teacher at Richburg High School for
32 years, retiring in 1985. At Richburg,
Joan was instrumental in starting the school yearbook and was the bookkeeper
for the boys basketball team. She spent
summers working in the office at Scoville Brown in Wellsville. She was a member of the Scio Church of
Christ, Delta Kappa Gamma, and served as secretary of the Fairlawn Cemetery in
Scio. Joan volunteered with SPCA and
Office of the Aging, delivering meals on wheels and completing tax returns for
seniors. A faithful attendee of her
family’s sporting events, she was the first recipient of the Scio Ultimate
Sports Fan award. Surviving are: nieces and nephews, Nancy (Robert) Herring of
St. Petersburg, FL, Stephanie Freas of IA, Sherry (Paul) Anderson of Cape Cod,
MA, Daniel (Sharon) Crawford of Rochester, Douglas Crawford of Rochester, and
Frank (Barbara) Robbins of Scio; many
grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces, and great-grandnephews. In addition to her parents, she was
predeceased by sisters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth (Earl Cozzi) Cundiff,
June Palmer, Joyce (Alfred) Tucker, Janice (Alfred) Robbins; nephews, David Crawford
and Jeffrey Crawford; and a niece, Susan Poole.
Friends may call Thursday, August 2, 2018 from 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 –
9:00 p.m. at the Mulholland-Crowell
Funeral Home, Wellsville, NY, where Funeral Services will be held on Friday at
12:00 Noon. The Rev. Glen Layfield will
officiate. Burial will be in Fairlawn
Cemetery, Scio. Memorials may be made to
Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 206, Wellsville, NY 14895 or
Hart Comfort House, 141 East State St., Wellsville, NY 14895. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
