His obituary in the Free Press Standard, Carrollton, Ohio, Thursday, February 1, 1990.
John B. Palmer, 84, of 211 Ocelot Rd., Mechanicstown, died Friday in Salem Community Hospital after a short illness. Born in Carroll County, where he lived most of his life, he was a son of the late Ross and Daisy (Crumine) Palmer. He was retired from the former Penn-Central Railroad.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred Mae Buxton, whom he married February 8, 1934; a daughter, Mrs. George (Frances) Gardner of Bergholz; a brother and two sisters, Marion of Bergholz, Helen Brown of Harlem Springs and Rosa Wade of Alliance; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Two sisters and three brothers are deceased. Services were held Monday in the Allmon-Dugger Funeral Home in Carrollton with rev. Dwight Devitt officiating. Burial was in Harlem Springs Cemetery.
Family Members
Parents
Ross Palmer
1876–1967
Daisy Maud Crumrine Palmer
1877–1964
Spouse
Mildred Mae Buxton Palmer
1913–2005
Siblings
Ralph Raymond Palmer
1894–1973
Charles Oliver Palmer
1897–1973
Grace Belle Palmer Clark
1902–1973
Henry S. Palmer
1903–1983
Rosa Palmer Wade
1908–1996
Nina Palmer Standiford
1912–1986
Helen I. Palmer Brown
1914–2009
Marion L. Palmer
1918–2002
Children
Frances E Palmer Gardner
1934–2022