Frances Hopkins "Fran" Palmatary, 99, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Sun City, Arizona following a brief illness. A resident of Kansas City, Missouri for 40 years where her husband, the late Dr. E. E. Palmatary, practiced orthodontics, she retired to Sun City, Arizona in 1972. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce (Terry) Mays of Columbia, Tennessee; a son, Allen (Delores) Palmatary of Wichita Falls, Texas; grandchildren, Tad (Susan) Mays of Memphis, Tennessee, Carter (Jenny) Mays of Franklin, Tennessee, Katie (Guy) Dewees of Birmingham, Alabama, and Eddie (Amy) Palmatary of Wichita Falls, Texas; and seven grandchildren.