Dr. Palmer completed high school in Minneapolis, KS, and thereafter obtained a teaching certificate. He taught school for several years in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Kansas.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 as a private and saw active duty with the field artillery in the South Pacific during WWII. He was part of the forces that liberated Manila from the Japanese, including the rescue of civilian American prisoners of war. He left the service as a First Lieutenant in 1946, and continued with the Army Reserves until 1958, attaining the rank of Captain.
After the war he attended Kansas State University, and received a Doctorate of Veterinary medicine. He had a private veterinary practice, and then in 1953 entered a career with the Veterinary Biologics division, later the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. He was responsible for inspection of testing and certification of veterinary serums, drugs, and vaccines. This position took him and his family to posts in Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, and Oklahoma until his retirement in 1978.
He was a charter member of Quail Springs United Methodist Church, an avid gardener, voracious reader of fiction and nonfiction, a gourmet cook, and an active member of the National Assn of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1722, OKC.
As a father and grandfather, he lived his life as an example of "old-fashioned family values", as a contributing citizen of his state and country; he made it possible for each of his children to finish college, all of whom later went on to obtain post-graduate or professional degrees, and now have careers in education, health care administration, and law.
Excerpts taken from his obituary published in The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Dr. Palmer completed high school in Minneapolis, KS, and thereafter obtained a teaching certificate. He taught school for several years in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Kansas.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 as a private and saw active duty with the field artillery in the South Pacific during WWII. He was part of the forces that liberated Manila from the Japanese, including the rescue of civilian American prisoners of war. He left the service as a First Lieutenant in 1946, and continued with the Army Reserves until 1958, attaining the rank of Captain.
After the war he attended Kansas State University, and received a Doctorate of Veterinary medicine. He had a private veterinary practice, and then in 1953 entered a career with the Veterinary Biologics division, later the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. He was responsible for inspection of testing and certification of veterinary serums, drugs, and vaccines. This position took him and his family to posts in Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, and Oklahoma until his retirement in 1978.
He was a charter member of Quail Springs United Methodist Church, an avid gardener, voracious reader of fiction and nonfiction, a gourmet cook, and an active member of the National Assn of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1722, OKC.
As a father and grandfather, he lived his life as an example of "old-fashioned family values", as a contributing citizen of his state and country; he made it possible for each of his children to finish college, all of whom later went on to obtain post-graduate or professional degrees, and now have careers in education, health care administration, and law.
Excerpts taken from his obituary published in The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Family Members
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Henry Day "Hank" Palmer
1898–1949
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Veva R Palmer Olson
1900–1986
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Johnny William "Bill" Palmer
1901–1966
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Nell Merle Palmer Cooper
1903–1962
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Oscar Elbert Palmer
1905–1978
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Everett M Palmer
1907–1915
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Alfred Leonard Palmer
1909–1979
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Ernest N Palmer
1911–1995
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Virginia Alberta Palmer Madsen
1917–1988
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Clifford R. Palmer
1918–1992
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Oneita Belle Palmer Banks
1921–2005
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Robert Palmer
1924–1924
