Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Samuel L. Palmer 1976 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Samuel L. Palmer as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 1 Dec 1976. Camilla, Georgia. Eighty-five year old Sam Palmer, native of Mitchell county, died on Thanksgiving Day, 25 Nov 1976, at his home near Camilla in the Mt. Zion section. Funeral services were held Sunday, 28 Nov 1976, at 2:00 PM at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev O. M. Cates officiating with the church pastor, Rev A. Davis. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Griner, Ivey Griner, Ralph Eubanks, Daniel Palmer, Milwood Faircloth, Roy Palmer Jr. and Jack Palmer. Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home of Camilla was in charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Palmer was born 13 Dec 1981, in Mitchell County, son of the late Charles Palmer and Mary Ann Bussle Palmer. He was a retired farmer and member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Farrell of Arlington, Tx., and Mrs. Gwendolyn Simas of Shingle Springs, Ca.; three sons, Loyd Palmer of Bainbridge, Elmo Palmer of Pavo, Ga. and Waldo Palmer of Tallahassee, Fla. Nineteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive.