PALMER, IRL E , SGT US MARINE CORPS, WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Irl Emerson Palmer, 93, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 12, 1924, in Hutchinson, the son of Irl E. Sr. and Ola Maude (Adtkinson) Palmer.
Irl graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, attended Hutchinson Community College and Michigan State University. He was a salesman at Winchester Packing Corporation for fifty years, retiring in 1986. Irl was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, Boy Scouts of America, and Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A.M. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Irl proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
On May 31, 1947, he married Betty Ann Brandon in Hutchinson. She died June 27, 2013.
Irl is survived by: son, Mark Palmer of Wichita; daughter, Martha Mick and husband Tom of Tampa, FL; daughter-in-law, Becky Palmer of Katy, TX; sisters-in-law, Ginny Palmer of Alaska and Cordy Brandon of Oklahoma City, OK; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; son, Mike Palmer; brother, Bob; sister, Elizabeth Snyder and husband Victor; brother-in-law and wife, Cecil and Chris Brandon; and brother-in-law, Allen Brandon.
Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Wesley Towers Evans Chapel, 3709 Asbury Place, Hutchinson with the Reverend Michael L. McGuire presiding. Masonic Rites will be conducted by the Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A.M. Military honors will be conducted by the United States Marine Honor Guard. Friends may sign his register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. The family will greet friends from 2 p.m. until service time on February 17, 2018, at Evans Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the church (youth activities), Hospice House, or Wesley Towers (activities) in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
PALMER, IRL E , SGT US MARINE CORPS, WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Irl Emerson Palmer, 93, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 12, 1924, in Hutchinson, the son of Irl E. Sr. and Ola Maude (Adtkinson) Palmer.
Irl graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, attended Hutchinson Community College and Michigan State University. He was a salesman at Winchester Packing Corporation for fifty years, retiring in 1986. Irl was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, Boy Scouts of America, and Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A.M. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Irl proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
On May 31, 1947, he married Betty Ann Brandon in Hutchinson. She died June 27, 2013.
Irl is survived by: son, Mark Palmer of Wichita; daughter, Martha Mick and husband Tom of Tampa, FL; daughter-in-law, Becky Palmer of Katy, TX; sisters-in-law, Ginny Palmer of Alaska and Cordy Brandon of Oklahoma City, OK; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; son, Mike Palmer; brother, Bob; sister, Elizabeth Snyder and husband Victor; brother-in-law and wife, Cecil and Chris Brandon; and brother-in-law, Allen Brandon.
Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Wesley Towers Evans Chapel, 3709 Asbury Place, Hutchinson with the Reverend Michael L. McGuire presiding. Masonic Rites will be conducted by the Hutchinson-Reno Masonic Lodge #124 A.F. & A.M. Military honors will be conducted by the United States Marine Honor Guard. Friends may sign his register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. The family will greet friends from 2 p.m. until service time on February 17, 2018, at Evans Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the church (youth activities), Hospice House, or Wesley Towers (activities) in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
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