Keith Palmer

Funeral services for Keith E. Palmer Sr., 63, of Gassville will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 25 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Nancy Palmer officiating. Mr. Palmer died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Keith E. Palmer Sr. was born August 30, 1943, at Almyra, New York, to John and Vielda Spencer Palmer. He married Frances Brennan on July 31, 1965, at LaPorte, Indiana. Mr. Palmer was a journeyman carpenter who lived in Gassville since moving from Mishawaka, Indiana, in 1994. He enjoyed bingo, building and remodeling, fishing and golfing. He was of Protestant faith. He is survived by his wife Frances Palmer of Gassville; two sons, Keith E. (Rebecca) Palmer of Gassville and Ricky D. (Stephanie) Palmer of Texas; two daughters, Brenda (Robert) Hanlon of Laramie, Wyoming, and Tammy (Scott) Winsor of Cannie, Kansas; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three brothers, John and Harry Palmer of Michigan and Robert Palmer of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Burial will be private. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital.