Willis A. Palmer, 81, died Saturday, March 21, 2009. He was born in Cumberland, Miss., on March 31, 1927, and was a longtime resident of Slidell.
His wife, Mary Alice Palmer, preceded him in death. He has two children, Gregory L. Palmer and his wife Sally Tooke Palmer of Baton Rouge, and Richard W. Palmer and his wife Beth Guerin Palmer of Houston; grandchildren, Gregory Palmer Jr. and his wife Lindley Barbato Palmer of Orlando, Fla., Ashley Palmer Scott and her husband Matthew Scott of Athens, Ala., Jessica Palmer Pagel and her husband Caleb Pagel of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christopher Palmer and his wife Jenna Hanley Palmer of Lubbock, Texas; great-grandchildren, Spencer Thomas Scott, Gregory Lee Palmer III, Sydney Leigh Scott, Anne Calvert Palmer, Riley Elizabeth Pagel and Daniel Hampton Palmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Palmer, and three brothers John Herman Palmer, Jack Palmer and Rufus Palmer of Amory, Miss.
Palmer
In 1996 Palmer founded Metropolitan Hospice serving the New Orleans and Slidell area. During World War II, he served on active duty in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy. He was an active member of Slidell Church of Christ Church.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. today Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd W., Slidell. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
His wife, Mary Alice Palmer, preceded him in death. He has two children, Gregory L. Palmer and his wife Sally Tooke Palmer of Baton Rouge, and Richard W. Palmer and his wife Beth Guerin Palmer of Houston; grandchildren, Gregory Palmer Jr. and his wife Lindley Barbato Palmer of Orlando, Fla., Ashley Palmer Scott and her husband Matthew Scott of Athens, Ala., Jessica Palmer Pagel and her husband Caleb Pagel of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christopher Palmer and his wife Jenna Hanley Palmer of Lubbock, Texas; great-grandchildren, Spencer Thomas Scott, Gregory Lee Palmer III, Sydney Leigh Scott, Anne Calvert Palmer, Riley Elizabeth Pagel and Daniel Hampton Palmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Palmer, and three brothers John Herman Palmer, Jack Palmer and Rufus Palmer of Amory, Miss.
Palmer
In 1996 Palmer founded Metropolitan Hospice serving the New Orleans and Slidell area. During World War II, he served on active duty in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy. He was an active member of Slidell Church of Christ Church.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. today Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd W., Slidell. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Willis A. Palmer, 81, died Saturday, March 21, 2009. He was born in Cumberland, Miss., on March 31, 1927, and was a longtime resident of Slidell.
His wife, Mary Alice Palmer, preceded him in death. He has two children, Gregory L. Palmer and his wife Sally Tooke Palmer of Baton Rouge, and Richard W. Palmer and his wife Beth Guerin Palmer of Houston; grandchildren, Gregory Palmer Jr. and his wife Lindley Barbato Palmer of Orlando, Fla., Ashley Palmer Scott and her husband Matthew Scott of Athens, Ala., Jessica Palmer Pagel and her husband Caleb Pagel of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christopher Palmer and his wife Jenna Hanley Palmer of Lubbock, Texas; great-grandchildren, Spencer Thomas Scott, Gregory Lee Palmer III, Sydney Leigh Scott, Anne Calvert Palmer, Riley Elizabeth Pagel and Daniel Hampton Palmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Palmer, and three brothers John Herman Palmer, Jack Palmer and Rufus Palmer of Amory, Miss.
Palmer
In 1996 Palmer founded Metropolitan Hospice serving the New Orleans and Slidell area. During World War II, he served on active duty in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy. He was an active member of Slidell Church of Christ Church.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. today Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd W., Slidell. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
His wife, Mary Alice Palmer, preceded him in death. He has two children, Gregory L. Palmer and his wife Sally Tooke Palmer of Baton Rouge, and Richard W. Palmer and his wife Beth Guerin Palmer of Houston; grandchildren, Gregory Palmer Jr. and his wife Lindley Barbato Palmer of Orlando, Fla., Ashley Palmer Scott and her husband Matthew Scott of Athens, Ala., Jessica Palmer Pagel and her husband Caleb Pagel of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christopher Palmer and his wife Jenna Hanley Palmer of Lubbock, Texas; great-grandchildren, Spencer Thomas Scott, Gregory Lee Palmer III, Sydney Leigh Scott, Anne Calvert Palmer, Riley Elizabeth Pagel and Daniel Hampton Palmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Palmer, and three brothers John Herman Palmer, Jack Palmer and Rufus Palmer of Amory, Miss.
Palmer
In 1996 Palmer founded Metropolitan Hospice serving the New Orleans and Slidell area. During World War II, he served on active duty in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy. He was an active member of Slidell Church of Christ Church.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. today Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd W., Slidell. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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