Harriet Marie Palmer Dorrough was born on October 8th, 1939, in Austin Texas to Judith and Harry Palmer. She officially left this earth on May 9th, 2024, at the age of 84. She was a rare breed in being a native Austinite and graduated from McCallum high school and then went on to attend UT. She was just 18 hours shy of her degree when motherhood changed her focus. She met the love of her life, Jim, at the tender age of 15 and they married on April 2nd, 1958. Their love produced 3 daughters, Becky Day, Denise Todd and Kari Pelley and later 7 grandchildren and then 4 great grandchildren. Her skills in feeding large family gatherings is renown as well as finding large rocks while traveling and convincing daddy to carry them and then find the perfect spot in their yard to display them. She was very proud of her Swedish heritage and Most of us will miss her lutefisk. She was the tie that binds and will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to New Sweden Lutheran Church in Manor Tx.
A graveside service for Harriet will be held Friday, May 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, TX 78660.