William C. Palmer
WASHINGTON, Iowa -- William C. Palmer,
79, of Washington, Iowa, died Thursday (March 29, 2001) at Halcyon
House Healthcare Center in Washington.
He was born July 2, 1921, in Topeka to
Melvin G. and Mary Jane (Stephens) Palmer. They preceded him in
death. He married Bonnie Jean Haun June 28, 1942, in San Antonio. She
survives of the home.
He was a freight clerk for the Santa Fe
Railroad for 25 years and then became a loan officer for the Kansas
State Bank until his retirement.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Newton, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the American Legion. He played clarinet for the Newton city
band for several years and enjoyed fishing and traveling. He attended
Bethel College after graduating from Newton High School in 1940. He
was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, serving in
India and China. After marriage, he resided in San Antonio, El Paso,
Albuquerque and back to Newton until 2000, when he moved to
Washington, Iowa.
Other survivors include: two sons,
Charles Palmer of Saginaw, Texas, and William Phillip Palmer of North
Newton; two daughters, Phyllis Graber of Washington, Iowa, and
Carolyn Palmer of Newton; a sister, Maxine Quilty of Newton; four
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be until 5 p.m. today
at Petersen Funeral Home.
Recitation of the rosary will be 7 p.m.
today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newton.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday
at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Ken Schuckman
officiating.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic
Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established with
St. Mary's Catholic Church in care of the funeral home.
