Obituary of George Palmer Hartford

George Palmer Hartford 1923 - 2011 George Palmer Hartford passed away peacefully in Victoria on January 16, 2011. George was born in Kamloops January 6, 1923. He and his wife Janet raised their family in Dawson Creek. An active member in the community, George was a teacher and later principal of South Peace Senior Secondary and also served as alderman. They were founding members of Tumbler Ridge where they moved in 1982. George was a teacher, health centre administrator and an active volunteer in the community where he also served as town councilor and later mayor. George and Janet’s family includes four children and eight grandchildren; Nicola (Len) Ramsey of Slave Lake and their children Jordan, Elizabeth and Hart, Rob (Juanita MacNeil) of Tumbler Ridge and their children Kyla and Darby, Doug and children Kieran and Eric in Victoria, and Crosbie (Tony) Bourdeaux and son John in Tumbler Ridge, step-grandchildren Kori, Zachary, Anthony, Courtenay and Curtis, and niece Kerry Doidge (Terry Korman) of Athabasca. A memorial service was held at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Victoria on Saturday, January 22. A memorial service will be held in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.on February 6 at the Tumbler Ridge High School.