Person:Robert Palmer (27)

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Robert Bruce Palmer
b.19 Feb 1906 Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
d.3 Oct 1968 Dallas, TX
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 May 1892
  1. Bess Mona Palmer1893 - 1974
  2. Ruth Adelle Palmer1899 - 1982
  3. Robert Bruce Palmer1906 - 1968
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Dec 1933
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Sep 1950
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Facts and Events
Name Robert Bruce Palmer
Gender Male
Birth? 19 Feb 1906 Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
Other? 21 May 1923 Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Clay Cunty, TexasHigh School
Other? Jun 1927 BA Southwestern University Georgetown TexasCollege
Other? 7 Jun 1927 AB Degree, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas Magna Cum LaudeCollege
Other? May 1931 MD University of Texas School of Medicine, Galveston, TexasCollege
Other? 30 May 1931 MD, University of Texas, Galveston, TexasCollege
Residence? Bet 1 Jul 1931 and 1935 Served internship and residencies in Cleveland, Ohio
Education? Bet 1931 and 1934 Residency, Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Other with Flora Webster
Marriage 25 Dec 1933 New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Janet Snow Forbes
Education? Bet Jul 1934 and Nov 1935 Post Graduate, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
Military? Bet 1943 and 1945 Southwest Pacific - Australia, New Guinea and Leyte, Phillipine Islands
Military? 27 Jun 1945 Came home from Leyte, Phillipines
Other? 1947 NebraskaDivorced
Marriage 7 Sep 1950 to Flora Webster
Other Son-in-law: Charles Hackett (1)
with Janet Snow Forbes
Other Son-in-law: Harry Hines (2)
with Janet Snow Forbes
Death? 3 Oct 1968 Dallas, TX


Moved to Frost, Texas in early 1966. He and Flora didn't like it, the house they lived in, the business wasn't going well and Bruce didn't list it on his resume. His daughter Anne says the business didn’t go well because the state of Texas cancelled his prescription writing priveleges.

Personal (News Article) Date: 1931-07-01 Section I Page Four; Paper: Dallas Morning News Historical Archive (c) Copyright, 2003, The Dallas Morning News Dr. Robert Bruce Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Palmer, 5730 Vanderbilt ave., has gone to Cleveland to serve his internship in the City Hospital.

Funeral Set Saturday for Dr. Palmer (Mortuary Notice) Date: 1968-10-05 Section D Page 5; Paper: Dallas Morning News Historical Archive (c) Copyright, 2003, The Dallas Morning News Funeral Set Saturday for Dr. Palmer Funeral services for Dr. Robert Bruce Palmer, 62, of 5730 Vanderbilt, a retired physician, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in Restland Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park. Dr. Palmer, a native of Henrietta, Clay County, died here Thursday. He retired in 1967 and he moved to Dallas. He formerly practiced in Lincoln, Neb., and in Lewisville, Denton County. Dr. Palmer was a graduate of Southwestern University at Georgetown and the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston. He interned and did resident work at City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Palmer was a member of the American Legion and the Masonic Lodge. During Woald War II, he served three years in the South Pacific as lieutenant colonel in the Medical Corps. Survivors: Two daughters, Mrs. Harry L. Hines of Stockton, Calif., and Mrs. Charles K. Haskett (wrong - it’s Hackett) of Tallahasee, Fla. and two sisters, Mrs. Bret B. Watson of Barry, Ill., and Mrs. George T. Short of Dallas.

Deaths and Funerals (Mortuary Notice) Date: 1968-10-05 Section D Page 5; Paper: Dallas Morning News Historical Archive (c) Copyright, 2003, The Dallas Morning News PALMER Robert Bruce, M.D. 5730 Vanderbilt. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Harry Hines, Stockton, Calif., Mrs. Charles K. Hackett, Tallahasee, Fla., sisters, Mrs. George T. Short, Dallas, Mrs. Bret B. Watson, Barrry, Ill., two great-nephews, one great-niece. Memorial servics 4 p.m. Saturday, MEMORIAL CHAPEL, RESTLAND FUNERAL HOME, GREENVILLE AVENUE AND VALLEY VIEW LANE, Dr. Marvin Judy and Dr. Leslie W. Seymour officiating. Internment Restland Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Dr. Coleman Jacobson, Dr. Everett Fox, Dr. Earl Loftis, Milton Gish, O.T. Liles, Hubert D. Martin

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