Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Palmer, Edna (Davis) March 20, 1957
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-March, 1957

Body of Woman Is Mangled By Dogs
The remains of a woman's body were found Sunday morning with the greater 
portion of the flesh having been eaten by dogs, the officer said.

Sheriff Peter Van Vleck and Coroner Neil Phelps said they believed the body 
was that of Edna Palmer, 66, who lived on North street.

Mrs. Palmer was believed to have died sometime Wednesday night or shortly 
thereafter. She was last seen alive Wednesday night when she was brought to 
her home by a cab driver.

The body was found Sunday morning shortly after 8 o'clock by Fred Martinez, 
who lives east of the house. He  had not seen Mrs Palmer for several days and 
Sunday morning noticed dogs running in and out of the house through a 
partially opened screen door. He told officers he went over to the house and 
looked in. After taking a quick look he called officers.

Sheriff Van Vleck said he and Chief Krywanski went to the house and were 
unable to enter because of the viciousness of two of the dogs. After shooting 
two of them from the doorway they entered and found Mrs Palmer's body on the 
floor, a slight distance from the bed.

Officers believe she died in bed in the house in which she lived in one room. 
The mattress had also been torn to pieces by the dogs and was strewn about 
the room.

Two more dogs were shot Sunday morning and Van Vleck and Krywanski returned 
Sunday afternoon and killed six more in the house. Others were believed to be 
hiding in attached sheds from where they crawled through holes into the room. 
Two cats were killed all belonging to Mrs Palmer.

On big black dog escaped, Krywanski said, and is running at large in the 
neighborhood. He warned residents of the vicinity, especially children, to 
beware of the dog as it is vicious.

Mrs. Palmer has been living on old age assistance of $53 per month and it was 
apparently increased to $68 only last month. Coroner Neil Phelps said the 
last check was found unopened. He said other letters were found indicating 
Mrs palmer had not opened her mail since about March 15.

She is survived by her father Vean Davis, 96, who resides in a  Greenville 
convalescent home; three daughters, Mrs Robert Connell of route three, Harbor 
Beach; Mrs Pompy Marsh, 124 Monterey Avenue, Pontiac; Mrs Harry Miller, Route 
one, Union City; two sons, Raymond Palmer, 311 Oxbow Lake drive, Milford; 
Edward Palmer, Jackson.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Phelps 
funeral chapel.

Additional Comments:
Highland Park Cem-#C-144

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