Name: Visitation for Virginia A. "Ginny" Palmer
Start: 2019-09-05T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-09-06T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Knight-Confer Funeral Home, Inc.

Gales Ferry - Virginia A. "Ginny" Palmer, 76, currently of Gales Ferry and formerly of Williamsport, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, after a yearlong battle with cancer.

Born Nov. 11, 1942, in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Ramon H. and Hazel M. (Pearce) Palmer.

Ginny graduated from Williamsport High School in 1960, received her bachelor's degree in secondary math from Bloomsburg State College in 1964, and later graduated from Cornell University with her master's degree in math education in 1968. Ginny was a math teacher at Falconer High School, N.Y. for three years, and then at East Lyme High School, retiring after 32 years of teaching there.

Ginny was a member of Groton Bible Chapel and a faithful prayer warrior who loved studying and teaching the scriptures. She enjoyed traveling, was an avid reader, loved music, including hymns and classical music, and she played the piano. Most of all, Ginny was a spiritual mentor and caregiver to many, and cherished spending time with her family and friends.

Surviving family members are her siblings, David E. Palmer (Sherry) of Linden, Marilyn J. Davis (Brent) of Beachwood, N.J. and Wayne R. Palmer (Pamela Herrington), of Williamsport; her nieces and nephews, Cristi L. Palmer (Jay Shumsky), David D. Palmer (Jenn), Mark R. Palmer (Amie), Todd P. Davis (Kate), Eric P. Davis (Kim), Peter B. Davis (Lisa), and Amanda A. Palmer; and 6 grandnieces and 6 grandnephews.

A funeral service to honor the life of Ginny will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Knight-Confer Funeral Home, 1914 Memorial Ave., Williamsport.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and 1 p.m. Friday until time of the service at the funeral home.

A memorial service to honor the life of Ginny will be held at Groton Bible Chapel on a date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Virginia's name to Camp Susque, 47 Susque Camp Road, Trout Run, PA 17771. www.susque.org.

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Published by The Day on Sep. 5, 2019.

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Steve Bloom

November 6, 2019

I was saddened to hear of her passing. I enjoyed Miss Palmer's geometry class. She was able to make this dry subject interesting. My freshman year of college she visited Ithaca and took me and the other Cornell students from our high school out to dinner. It was a very nice gesture.

Kate Los

September 11, 2019

Miss Palmer was SO kind to me as a struggling math student. She was mild-mannered and sweet. I never understood why she was different than other teachers who saw me struggle with math or science.....she just showed me what I now recognize as dignity.

in 1988 I ran into her again at Groton Bible Chapel, as a new Christian. She remembered me by NAME! It was then that I realized just how and why she was so respectful of her students, including the non-mathy ones :) She loved Jesus and loved people made in His image. I got to fellowship with her for a few years before moving out of state. She was a great lady.

Joy Patterson

September 9, 2019

So sorry to hear of Mrs. Palmer's passing...she was my 10th grade geometry teacher, and was very good at her job!

Molly Quiles

September 8, 2019

Mrs. Palmer was such a dedicated math teacher. She always remembered her students' birthdays by placing a peanut butter cup on their desks so it was there when they arrived to class. Mrs. Palmer would wear her green skirt and make writing proofs so fun. She was a wonderful teacher and person. With sympathy from a former student, Molly Cullen Quiles

Kyle James Keller

September 6, 2019

Miss Palmer was one of the best. I was her paper boy for many years, and she was a blessing to have in the neighborhood. My deepest condolences to all who loved her.

Gregory Gardener

September 6, 2019

Miss Palmer was one of my favorite teachers. She gave to me and to so many others the enduring compliment of her high expectations of us.

Carol Keller

September 6, 2019

Ginny was a wonderful neighbor. She will be missed by so many.

Kathleen and Frank Welch

September 5, 2019

This was a great lady, God rest her soul. We were blessed to live next door to her and 35 years later, we still talk about her and how wonderful a person she was! Now that's an impact, and you can probably multiply that by thousands since she was a teacher for 35 years. I bet you'd never fit at a funeral all the people Ginny has positively impacted in her life. She was a lady who loved Jesus Christ and she shared her Christian faith freely, making an impact in that way as well.
Surely God has prepared a special and lovely place for Ginny. I wish I had told her how appreciative we were of her.

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