Dorothea Palmer, 90, of Lumberton, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. A native of El Dorado, Kansas, Dorothea was born June 26, 1919, to Tena and Jesse Votaw and was a retired social worker for the Texas Welfare Department in Gilmer, Texas.
Her husband, Warren D. Palmer; sons, Warren Dean Palmer and David John Palmer; sister, Thelma Webster; and brother, Ellis “Bud” Votaw preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughters, June O’Rear and her husband Mike of Beaumont, and Frances Walters and her husband Don of Chipley, Florida; son, William “Bill” Palmer and his wife Sylvia of Huffman; grandchildren, April Hicks, Kathy Locke, David O’Rear, Billy Palmer, Julianna Palmer and Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Patrick; fifteen great-grandchildren; and sister, Frances Manka of El Dorado, Kansas.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont with a Family Remembrance beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the mortuary. Graveside services will be held at Walnut Valley Cemetery in El Dorado, Kansas at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 900 Calder, Beaumont, Texas 77701; First Baptist Church of Loeb, 3082 Highway 69 South, Lumberton, Texas 77657; or the charity of one’s choice.
