CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Thelma Rae Palmer, 89, of Chestertown, went home to be with her Lord on Sept. 18, 2011, in Chester River Hospital, Chestertown, Md. Mrs. Palmer was born on Oct. 1, 1921, in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late Martin J. and Mabel Johnson Peters. She had worked as a secretary. In 2006, she moved from Sebring, Fla., to Chestertown to be near her daughter. Mrs. Palmer was a member of Covenant Baptist Church in Chestertown. She enjoyed keeping in touch with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews and reading her Bible daily. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph J. Palmer; and four sons, James, Timothy, John and Joseph Palmer. Mrs. Palmer is survived by a daughter, Barbara Kelly and her husband William of Chestertown; and a son, Martin Palmer and his wife Maria of Whiting, N.J.; a sister, Ruth Ann Mundy of Stroudsburg, Pa.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech, 118 W. Cross St., Galena, where friends may call from 2 to 3 p.m. Memorials may be offered to Covenant Baptist Church, 400 Morgnec Road, Chestertown, MD 21620. galenafuneralhomeofsls.com