Alice Elnora Close

Close, Alice Elnora
Gainesville, GA: Alice Elnora Collamer Close, born on September 17, 1910, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, at Bell Minor Nursing Home surrounded by her family following an extended illness. Daughter of the late George Robert Collamer and Maude Walrath Collamer, she was born and raised on the Collamer family apple farm in Hilton, New York.
Alice was a graduate of Keuka College and Brockport Normal College with degrees in English and Elementary Education. In 1935, Alice married Edward Roy Close. While raising her sons, Edward Roy Close, Jr. and Richard Collamer Close, Alice taught in schools in the Rochester, New York area, and was active in community service and her church. She was a member of the Eastern Star. In retirement years Alice and Edward lived in North Carolina and Florida, enjoying travel, golf, music and dancing. Alice was predeceased by her husband in 1991.
Shortly thereafter Alice moved to Winchester, Massachusetts, near her son, Richard, and his wife, Nora. Here she was a friend to many and active at the Jenks Senior Center. She relocated to Gainesville, Georgia in 1999, where her son, Edward, and his wife, Linda reside, becoming a resident of the Dogwood Forest Assisted Living Center.
Although Alice had a life-long love of music, books, and current events, her family was foremost in her heart.
In addition to her husband, Edward, Alice was predeceased by her twin sister, Elnora Alice Collamer Geer and her brothers Warner and George Collamer. She is survived by her sister, Doris Fitzgerald, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, her sons, Edward Roy Close of Gainesville, Georgia, and her son Richard Collamer Close of Dover, New Hampshire. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Wendy Baker, Todd Close, Steven Close, Amber Close Card, Richard Close, Jr. and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at the Little-Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, Georgia, on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northeast Georgia Hospice, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, Georgia 30501, in memory of Alice Close.