Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Palmer, Joel December 11, 1934
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Belding Banner-News Thurs.December 20, 1934

                SERVICES HELD FOR FIRE VICTIM AT LATE HOME

          Local Pastor, Mortician And Masonic Order Were In Charge

Many from this city were in attendance at the memorial services held in Ionia 
Sunday for the late Joel Palmer, a believed victim of the Kerns hotel tragedy in 
Lansing. Every effort has been made to discover his body but to no avail. Bruce 
G. Fales, local mortician and friend of the family, was in charge of the 
services which were held at the late home on E.Washington street, Ionia. The 
Masonic Order of this city, of which the deceased was a member, was in 
attendance and took part in the service, Rev.H.S. Ellis officiating.

Mr.Palmer was the son of Mr.and Mrs.Alfred A.Palmer and was born January 13, 
1884, on the old homestead of his grandfather, Joel Palmer, Orleans township. He 
attended the Orleans and Ionia Schools and graduated from Michigan State College 
in June, 1905. He lived his entire life in Ionia county with the exception of 
two years which he spent in South Dakota.He was united in marriage to Miss Irene 
Gleason September 18, 1909 at Grand Rapids. His life work had been connected 
with agriculture and for the past 13 years he had been associated with land 
banks, his work carrying him throughout Michigan and surrounding states.At the 
time of his tragic death he was connected with the Union Joint Stock Land Bank 
of Detroit.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Alfred Joel Palmer; his mother, Nora E.Palmer; 
and two brothers, Clark A.and Robert G.Palmer, of Orleans township; an uncle, I 
Gaylord Clark, of Belding, and an aunt, Mrs. Alice Ross of Ionia.

The entire community extends its sympathy to the bereaved family who for many 
years have been well known in Belding. A tragedy of this nature is most 
regrettable.


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