Obituary of Ruth Welch Palmer March 8, 2015 Ruth Welch Palmer, 88, of Fulton, died Sunday, March 8, 2015. A native of Granby, she was a life resident of Fulton. Mrs. Palmer was a member of First United Church of Christ in Fulton, Elizabeth Chapter 105 Order of the Eastern Star, Fulton and Ilderim Temple 50 Daughter of the Nile, Syracuse. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence “Tom” Palmer, who died in 1987 and five siblings. Surviving are her children, Ernest (Sandra) Loveland and Lesa (Michael) Lawrence all of Fulton; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be Thursday, March 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home, 910 Fay St., Fulton, where a funeral service will follow at 6 p.m. Burial in the spring will be at Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander.