Son of the late Johnnie Franklin and I.V. Palmer, he was supervisor for Heckethorn Manufacturing and a member of the Antioch Methodist Church in Springville.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia J. Palmer, of Springville; two daughters, Annette Grimes, of Trenton, Tenn., and Angela Chitwood, of Woopata, Mo.; two sons, John Allen Palmer, of Springville and William Palmer, of Paris, Tenn.; four sisters, Annette Bull, Brenda Jones and Nina Dixon, all of St. Peters, Mo., and Pam Metzger, of Hayti, Mo.; one brother, Larry Palmer, of Kennett; four grandchildren, Ricky Bates, Chad Grimes, Darrell Bell and John David Palmer and two great-grandchildren, Ally and Devin Bates.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Palmer.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Shelton Funeral Home in Trenton, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at the Shelton Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at the at the Oak Grove Cemetery in the Edison Community.







