Longtime resident Florence Timms dies after battle with Alzheimer’s

Florence R. “Floy” Timms, a longtime resident of Petaluma, died on Oct. 12, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 81.

Timms was born in Santa Cruz on Dec 7, 1932, and was named Florence Rosella Harvey. Her family moved to Ukiah when she was 7 years old and then moved to Thornton, Wash., when she was 8.

She married Richard W. Timms in 1952 in Rosalia, Wash. They lived in Spokane until he was discharged from the Air Force, then they moved to San Francisco where they lived for 7 years. They moved to Petaluma in 1969.

She loved being called an “artist” though rarely thought of herself as one. She worked at Merrill Lynch for 10 years then became interested in the medical field where she was an office manager before she retired in 1984.

She was a life member of the national Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants, where she served as president in 1984 and served on the board of directors for 15 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Petaluma.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard W Timms; and survived by her. sons Bob, Ron and Jamie; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.

The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Alzheimer’s and Breast Cancer Funds, and United Methodist Church of Petaluma, 410 D St, Petaluma.