Funeral services for Johnnie James Palmer, 71, were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 22, at the Travis Baptist Church with the Rev. V.L. Huggins pastor, and the Rev. Melvin Hooten officiating.

Burial was in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Spicer Funeral Home.

Mr. Palmer passed away Saturday. A retired farmer, he was born February 26, 1905, in Hopkins County.

He was united in marriage to Ludie Jo Vail June 22, 1925 in Paris. The family moved to Memphis in 1942.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Shawhart of Memphis; two brothers, Leon Palmer of Shamrock and Marvin Ellis of Lubbock; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Dennie and Mrs. Irene White, both of Paris; two grandchildren, Mark Shawhart of Memphis and Mrs. Louis LeBow of Pampa and two great-grandchildren.

Pall bearers were Joe M. Dennie, Connie Palmer, John O. Palmer, Rex Palmer, Arlie White, Ronnie White and Johnnie White.

Honorary pall bearers were Delbert Hightower, Bill Miller, Phaeton Alexander, Andy Gardenhire, Buster Morrison, Connie Hartsell, Wayne Stuckey, John Fowler, T.B. Rogers, Loyd Williams, Joe Mothershed, Ira Davis, Hubert Jones, Ace Gailey Jack Nelson, Tom Posey, Wendell Harrison, Don Cockrell.

Also Roy Rea, Rex Rea, Roscie Ellerd, Thurman Ellerd, Dr. R.E. Clark, Sandy Smith, Garland Moore, Junior Bell, B.H. Hayes, Ton Sweatt, Omer Hill, Exie Sweat, Hank Reed and Gene Hughes.

(Published in The Memphis Democrat, Volume LXXXVI, Number 17, Memphis, Hall County, Texas, Thursday Afternoon, August 26, 1976, Page 1)
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Name: Johnnie James Palmer
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Aug 1976
Event Place: Memphis, Hall, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1905
Father's Name: James Monroe Palmer
Mother's Name: Bessie Rosanna Breeding
Certificate Number: 60046