Agnes G. Palmer

1923 - 2017  (94 years)

• Name	Agnes G. Palmer  [1]
  Birth	2 Aug 1923	New York   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Oct 2017	..., Orange, New York   [3, 4]
  Burial	Washingtonville Cemetery, Washingtonville, Orange, New York   [3]
  Person ID	I45872	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Floyd W. Palmer,   b. 1902, New York d. 1974 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Grace V. Brown,   b. 14 Jul 1899, New York d. 1989 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1921  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F22450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Cole,   b. 1905   d. 1964 (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Connie Cole   2. Roderick Cole
  Family ID	F208345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Leslie Akers,   b. 1 Feb 1923   d. 5 May 2002 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1965  [4]
  Family ID	F208346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2019

  
  

• Notes

  The Chronicle (Goshen, NY) October 24, 2017 Agnes Akers of Goshen, N.Y., died suddenly after a short illness on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 94. An only child of Floyd and Grace Palmer, she was born on Aug. 2, 1923, and grew up in the Little Falls, N.Y., area, and later in South Glens Falls, N.Y. After graduating from high school and business school, she married Edward Cole in August 1945. They moved to Orange County in 1947. He predeceased her in 1964. She married Leslie Akers in 1965, and they lived in Blooming Grove and subsequently in Goshen at Glen Arden until he predeceased her in 2000. Survivors include children and stepchildren and their spouses, Connie Cole Antona (Peter) of Goshen, Roderick Cole (Laurel) of Lovell, Maine, Eugene Akers (Linda) of Rochester, N.Y., Christopher Akers (Cathy) of Rock Hill, N.Y., Carolyn Akers Carter (Bob) of Granby, Conn., and son-in-law Peter Gowdey (Wendy) of Washington, D.C.; grandchildren, Meghan Antona Goldsmith, Courtney Antona, Robin Gowdey Benton, David Gowdey, Patricia Akers Lane, Karen Akers, Kevin Andre Musetti; and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her stepdaughter Annabelle Akers Gowdey. She was an active and vibrant woman throughout her life. As a teenager she played basketball, played the coronet in the band and played the echo in taps at funeral services, once jumped in a river to save a drowning friend and was always adventuresome. As an adult, her family business, Coles of Washingtonville, was her passion. Although she officially retired years ago, the only thing that changed was that she stopped getting paid. She went to work, did the books and took paperwork home until her failing eyesight made bookwork impossible just two years ago at age 92. She loved to travel and loved to eat out. Oysters on the half shell were a special treat. Living at Glen Arden from the time it opened, she made many good friends, and was part of a weekly cocktail group that met for a martini before dinner. She was well informed politically, and could also tell you what was happening on the professional golf tour.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22717] Descendants of Mary Hascall and Samuel Whitmore, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S41956] 1930 census, New York, Herkimer county. [S61877] Cemetery index, Washingtonville Cemetery, Washingtonville, Orange, New York, (Find-a-Grave). [S61878] Obituary, The Chronicle (Goshen, NY), Agnes Akers, (October 24, 2017).