H. Jane Palmer

Mrs. H. Jane Palmer, 83, of Middletown, Maryland, died on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Reeder's Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Born August 5, 1932, in Brunswick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ernest H. Taylor and Ruth Thomas Taylor.

Jane was a member of  Saint John's Episcopal Parish in Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was a graduate of Brunswick High School.

Mrs. Palmer retired in 1993 after 28 years of service with the federal government.  The majority of  her employment was with the Department of the Army at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.

Surviving are a daughter, Ann Marie Palmer, of Hagerstown; a son, Dr. Philip L. Palmer, and wife, Susan, of Middletown; three grandchildren, Jacqueline Merritt and her husband, Jeff, of Newark, Delaware, Joseph Palmer and his wife, Lauren, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Thomas Palmer of Middletown; a sister, Connie M. Grams of Rosemont, Maryland; a brother Donald T. Taylor of Middletown; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Amos E. Palmer, who died in 1987 and two brothers, Gerald L. Taylor of Frederick, and Kenneth H. Taylor of Emmitsburg.

A memorial service and entombment will begin at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, in the Chapel Mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland.  The Rev. Kim Turner Baker will officiate.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home, 7606 Old National Pike in Boonsboro.

Memorial donation may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Western Maryland, 108 Byte Drive, Suite 103, Frederick, Maryland  21702.