More detail on this person: Marvin L. Palmer,
81, of Marion, Iowa, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
April 5, 2016, at Village Ridge Memory Care,
Marion, Iowa. He was born July 30, 1934, in
Galesburg, Illinois, to Cecil N. and Verna A.
Johnson Palmer. He married Jean Ingelson on May
3, 1958, in Galesburg. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons, John (and Susan)
Palmer of Gilson, Illinois, Robert (and Vicki)
Palmer of Galesburg, and James (and Marcy)
Palmer of Old Monroe, Missouri; a daughter,
Sharon (and David) Mullin of Cedar Rapids; a
brother, Carl "Pee Wee" (and Vivian) Palmer of
Knoxville, Illinois; a sister-in-law, Kathy Palmer
of Yuma, Arizona; 10 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
his parents and a brother, Harlan Palmer.
Marvin graduated from Williamsfield High School,
Williamsfield, Illinois, in 1952. He was in the
U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1968, serving during
the Korean and Vietnam Wars. As a captain and
helicopter pilot, he was stationed in Minot, North
Dakota, Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines
and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He later became
a Major in the National Guard and Reserves. Marvin
and his brother, Harlan, owned and operated
Knoxville Plumbing and Heating from 1975 to 1979.
He then worked as a pipefitter for the Local 25
Plumbers and Pipefitters.
Graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday,
April 12, 2016, at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in
Galesburg, with military rites by the VFW
2257/Legion 285 Veterans Honor Guard. Rev.
James Ecklund will officiate. Visitation will be 5
to 7 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016, at
Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Mercy in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Online condolences may be
made at www.h-p-w.com
Burial: Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Galesburg,
Knox County, Illinois, USA
Burial information: Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Galesburg, IL
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