MARION - Mrs. Doretha F. Palmer, 84, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Mullins Nursing Center after an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 10 at Richardson Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Devotion Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 9, from 7:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Palmer was born in Galivants Ferry, a daughter of the late John Thomas McCracken and Elizabeth Jane Collins McCracken. She is also predeceased by her husband, Albert B. Palmer, nine brothers and four sisters. Mrs. Palmer was a homemaker, nursing aid, and a farmer's wife. She was a member of McMillan Memorial Baptist Church., where she sang in the Church Choir. Surviving are her children: Larry Palmer and his wife Sarah, of Marion, Hope Turbeville and her husband, Von Dean of Marion, Linda Collins and her husband, Robert, of Marion, Dwight Palmer and his wife, Peggy, of Marion, Joyce Mishoe and her husband, Ed, of Conway, Terry Palmer of Marion, Dale Edwards of Marion, Wanda Stokes of Effing-ham, Bonita Cooke and her husband, David Cooke, Jr., of Marion, Lorraine Palmer of Marion, Keith Palmer of Marion, Jerry Palmer of Marion, Danny Palmer of Marion, Elizabeth Hasel-den and her husband, Jesse of Marion, and Gary Palmer of Marion. 19 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchild-ren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Published in Morning News on November 9, 2010