CARL E. PALMER, SR.
PALMYRA, Carl E. Palmer, Sr., 70, died October 2, 2005, at his home in Palmyra following a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born December 12, 1934, in Unity, the son of Manley and Edith (Stuart) Palmer Sr. He attended Unity schools.Carl worked as a weaver at Cummings Industries and later for Northeast Shoe and SAS Company. After retirement he worked with his daughter and son-in-law at Dow Auto Sales.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Buker) Palmer of Palmyra; 2 sons, Carl Palmer Jr. and his wife, Velma, and Daniel Palmer all of Palmyra; a daughter, Wanda Dow and her husband Dennis of Newport; 2 brothers and their wives, Vernard and Maryann Palmer of Newport and Lloyd and Marie Palmer of Ohio; 3 sisters and their husbands, Janice and Ronald Sheldon of Palmyra, Theo and Pat Violette of Waterville, and Marvis and Kenneth Huntington of Detroit; 2 sisters-in-law, Carol Palmer of Texas and Betty Palmer of Palmyra; 5 grandchildren, Barbara Gray of Penobscot, Kelly Anderson of Palmyra, Michelle Godsoe of St. Albans, Christina Palmer, and Andria Dow both of Palmyra; 2 great grandchildren, Demika and Mikayla Anderson; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by 4 brothers, Manley, Kenneth, Pete, and Ronald and a sister, Evelyn Stafford.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM, Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 117 Main St. in Newport. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 1 PM on Wednesday, October 5th, with the Rev. Al Worden officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Palmyra.