Patricia Rose (Hill) Palmer Portland Patricia Palmer, born August 31, 1917 in Lansing, MI to Samuel and Mable (Houghton) Hill, died on December 30, 2006 at the age of 89. Pat was a singer, songwriter, union organizer, foster grandmother, and loyal daughter of the church. She is preceded in death by her 2 husbands Francis Little and Bill Palmer and companion Ed Jarvis, brothers Jack, Bill, and David Hill, and son Richard Little. She is survived by her brother Jerome Hill, sisters Marilynne Walton and Beverly Stidam, sons Robert and Thomas Little, daughter Melissa Thompson, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2007 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Online condolences may be made at schraubenlehman.com.