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- [S84] E-Mail, Robert G. Palmer [dobopal@att.net], 30 Nov 2012.
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Robert Palmer
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Harmony Town, Price, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace Wisconsin
Birth Year (Estimated) 1937
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
Albert Palmer Head M 30 Iowa
Leona Palmer Wife F 27 Wisconsin
Robert Palmer Son M 3 Wisconsin
Ronald Palmer Son M 1 Wisconsin
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6 Nov 2015.
Robert Gerald Palmer, age 79, of Kodak, TN, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Bob was born May 25, 1936 in Phillips, WI. He graduated from Phillips High School and found his way to Hiwassee College, where he met the love of his life, Doris. After graduating, they were married on January 25, 1957. He then received his B.S. and M.S. in Soil Science from the University of TN and Ph.D from Iowa State University. During Bob's life, he pastored for a year at Halls Crossroads UMC and two years at Trundles Crossroads UMC. He taught at Iowa State University and worked for the Extension Services at Oklahoma State University. He spent 2 years in India with UT/USAID contract and one and a half years in Brazil with Southern IL U/FAO contract. He also taught at Western IL University. He was co-owner of Key Agricultural Services, Macomb, IL. In addition, he was Agronomy Mgr. 18 years with Pioneer Hi-Bred International in Tipton, IN and Huntsville, AL. He authored numerous publications, including a Soils Laboratory Manual. He also taught Sunday School for almost 40 years. Bob felt God's claim on his life was teaching in numerous ways. He desired that the life he lived be his testimony, believing that actions speak louder than words. Bob and Doris also spent 22 years as a presenting couple on weekends for Marriage Encounter United Methodist.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Gerald and Leona Margora Hill Palmer; brother and wife, Raymond LeRoy and Sharon Palmer; brother-in-law, L.A. "Tony" Caron; father and mother-in-law, Carl and Irma McMahan Denton; step-mother-in-law, Bertha Lou Latham Denton; brothers-in-law, Rex Carl and Glenn McMahan Denton, and wife, Mildred; sister-in-law, Mildred Virginia Denton Price and husband, Burl. Survivors: wife of nearly 59 years, Doris Leah Denton Palmer; children, Wesley Rene and wife, Flora Palmer, Circle Pines, MN, Robert Gerald Palmer, Jr. and wife, Heather Palmer, Knoxville, TN, Virginia Denise Jarrett and husband, Cory, Tipton, IN; grandchildren, Bryce Carl and Mariah Jewell Palmer, Sierra Taylor and Rowan Mackenzie Palmer, Houston Lake and Sciler Grady Jarrett; sister, Marjorie Ann Caron, Bismarck, ND; brother, Ronald Wayne and wife, Carol Palmer, Phillips, WI; sister-in-law, Sarah Lee "Sue" Denton, Johnson City, TN; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends at Kodak United Methodist Church from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 with the service to follow the visitation with Rev. Dr. Brad Hyde and Rev. Ted Witt officiating. Interment will follow at Middle Creek Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, TN. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Hiwassee College, 225 Hiwassee College Dr. Madisonville, TN 37354, Wears Valley Ranch, 3601 Lyon Springs Road, Sevierville, TN 37862, Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryon Road, Kodak, TN 37764. Funeral-related services provided by McCarty Funeral Directors, Sevierville, 774-2950.
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