Dale Eugene

Palmer

Mr. Dale E. Palmer, 93, Joplin, Missouri, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 22, 2011. He was born to Vernie and Lena Mae Palmer of Sarcoxie, Missouri. Dale was a 1936 graduate of Sarcoxie High School and enlisted in the National Guard in 1939 in order to go fishing in Minnesota. However due to the war, he was drafted into the Army and served with the 203rd Medical Detachment in the Aleutian Islands for 27 months. Dale was discharged in 1945. He married Clydene Lawyer in 1947 in Joplin. Clydene was born in the Wentworth house that Dale had lived in as a child, and he was born in the Sarcoxie house that Clydene lived in later. They moved to Joplin in 1952. Dale worked as a route salesman for Junge Baking Company, later known as Bunny Bread, for 23 years. He was a member of Teamsters, District 823 and retired in 1975. Dale was also a 26 year member of First United Methodist Church in Joplin. He is survived by his wife, Clydene Palmer; daughter, Vanessa Palmer Vigneaux; and son, Rick Palmer and wife, Maryann, all of Joplin. Dale had 5 grandchildren, Carmi Vigneaux Hinman and husband, Brad; Johnathon Willhite; Amanda Hattery, and husband, Ed; Chad Vigneaux and wife, Jamie; and Zachary Palmer. Great-grandchildren include Grace Ann and Leah Hattery; and Parker and Delaney Hinman. Dale was preceeded in death by his parents; three sisters, Cleva Alburty, Beulah Palmer, and Eulah Weir. Memorial services for Mr. Palmer will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church, 4th and Byers in Joplin, Missouri. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Sarcoxie Cemetery in Sarcoxie, Missouri. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Memorials are being directed to the First United Methodist Church of Joplin. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.