Obituary of Barbara Palmer
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, Thorburn : Barbara Christena Palmer age 80 of Thorburn passed away on Tuesday Oct 3 ,2017 in the Aberdeen Hospital ,New Glasgow. Born in New Glasgow she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Christena (Haggart) MacDonald .Barbara was a lifelong resident of Thorburn. She worked for a number of years at Zellers . Barbara was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church where she was also a member of the choir and the ladies guild and was a CGIT leader for over 20 years. Barbara was a former member of the Thorburn Fire Dept. Ladies Auxillary .She was known for her composing of poetry which she shared with many .One of the most important things in her life was the time spent with her family . Surviving are her husband of 61 years John Palmer . Children ; Sheryl Tree of Thorburn , Debbie (Donnie) Martin of Central West River , Randy (Edwina) Palmer of Thorburn ,Marlene (David) MacDonald of Coalburn , Shelley (Brian) MacKinnon of Pictou , 11 grandchildren : Jason ,Jody ,Jarrett ,David , Bryan ,Kelyn , Jayden ,Ryan ,Adam ,Palmer and Kristin ,5 great grandchildren . Sisters: Sheila (Wade) MacDonald of Waverly , Marsha (Alan) Pink of Halifax . Brother-in-law : Graham Bowser of Halifax . Barbara was truly loved by her brothers and sisters -in-law and their families. Also a number of nieces and nephews . She was predeceased by an infant son , an infant daughter Alice ,sisters Gloria and Lillian and a brother-in-law Fred Jenkins . The family will receive visitors from 2-4 &7-9 P.M. on Friday in the H.W.Angus Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2P.M from the Union Presbyterian Church with Rev. Charles McPherson officiating . Burial will be in the Thorburn Cemetery. A reception will follow the service in the church hall. Donations in memory of Barbara may be made to the Union Presbyterian Church or to the Thorburn Cemetery .The family would like to thank Dr. Boudreau , Dr. Soliman and the staff of 4 surgery for the exceptional care that mom received
Online condolences may be sent to angusfuneral@ns.sympatico.ca
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