He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Sharon Palmer; brothers Jack, Fred and Kank Palmer, as well as his wife Velma Palmer.
Mr. Palmer is survived by his uncle, Charlie Neal of Riverton, Illinois; sister, Iva Elmer of Portland, Oregon; Mark and Mary Cole-McClain of Bourbonnais, Illinois; Leroy and Germaine Palmer of Leander, Texas; Greg and Sherry Palmer of Huffman, Texas; Lester and Dawn Palmer of Bourbonnais, Illinois; Ray and Sherry Palmer-Forehand of Crosby, Texas; Carol Sledge of Newton, Kansas; Jeff and Becky Palmer of Laomi, Illinois; Mark and Marie Palmer of Shepard, Kentucky; 32 grandchildren and 22 great grand-children.
The “Greatest Dad Ever” entered this amazing world May 7, 1932 with a sparkle in his eye and laughter in his heart. On May 14, 2020 the “Greatest Dad Ever” was touched by a beautiful angel and entered the heavenly gates!