Barbara Erna Babitzke, 87, was born on November 24, 1931 in Lipscomb County, Texas and died March 25, 2018 in Grand Saline, Texas. She was born and raised in the Lutheran Church. On August 18, 1951, Barbara married George T. Palmer in the First Lutheran Church of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. George and Barbara moved back to Texas in 1954. They resided with their daughters, Marilyn and Susan, in Abilene, Texas until 1968. Mesquite, Texas was their home until 2007, when they moved to their Van Zandt County farm.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 66 years, George T. Palmer of Grand Saline; daughters, Marilyn Palmer and Susan Palmer of Grand Saline; sister, Edna Phillips of Van Buren, Arkansas; brother, Wilbert Babitzke of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Jerelene Palmer of Roby Texas; and many nieces and nephews.
The Palmer family would like to thank the staff of Azalea Trail Nursing Home for their excellent care and kindness to Barbara. We would also like to thank Hospice of East Texas for their help during this difficult time.
There will be a private burial at Haven of Memories Memorial Park, Canton, Texas.
