Doris Mae Palmer

Doris was born on July 15, 1922 to Gladys and Emmett Talbert. She graduated from Jonesboro Arkansas high school. She studied at what is now Arkansas State University and taught in a rural school.She married George Clements June 1, 1940 and had three daughters; Melissa, Melinda and Melania. They divorced in June 1955.Doris pursued a career in fashion working for a large department store in Lincoln, NE as fashion coordinator. She organized fashion shows; chose clothes and accessories for each model, wrote the script and produced the show.She married William Palmer May 18, 1958 and the moved to Greeley, CO. Bill was manager of a small womens clothing store and Doris continued to produce fashion shows for that store. While they lived in Greeley a daughter Peri-Lyn was born.Doris and Bill moved to Denver, CO and she continued to produce fashion shows for Bill's store in addition to working for a small insurance company.Off to CA where the family settled in Fremont. Doris was active in many civic organizations during her years in Fremont. She was a Candlelighter for over 40 years, a Beta Sigma Phi member for over 50 years, and Fremont Symphony Guild. She also enjoyed playing bridge with several groups.Wherever she went she was always a southern belle. Doris's real obsession was had-held antique fans which she collected. She loved to educate people about the language of the fan, its history and the materials used in the fan. She was a member of the Fan Association of North America and traveled the US and Europe to view fan collections. How many fans did Doris collect during her years of searching antique stores and buying and selling from other collectors? Five hundred? One Thousand? Or more? Not even her family knows for sure.Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation from 1-2 PM, followed by a 2 PM funeral, on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Berge-Pappas-Smith Chapel of the Angels, 40842 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. Interment at Irvington Memorial Cemetery will follow the service.