Obit of George Palmer (p456) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 17 May 2000 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Palmer, Mopope, Bosin George Palmer May 9, 2000 Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, 13-May-2000 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Anadarko for George Palmer, 83, of Anadarko, who died 09-May-2000 at his home in Anadarko. Officiating was Father Mike Wheelahan. A rosary and prayer service was held 12- May-2000 at the Smith Funeral Chapel in Anadarko. Burial was in Anadarko's Memory Lane Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Chapel. Palmer was born 17-Mar-1917 in Anadarko to William and Clara (Mopope) Palmer. He married the former Imogene Bosin 12-Dec-1944 in Anadarko. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Native American Church. He attended St. Patrick's Mission and graduated from Riverside Indian School. He had lived in Caddo County since 1982 after working for the wildlife refuge for 35 years. He was a World War II veteran. He was a member of the Ton-Kon-Gah Society (Black Leggings) and a member of the Oh-Ho-Mah Lodge. He was a descendant of Gou-Lay-EE who carried the red cape and originator of the Black Leggings, the Kiowa Warrior group. He was noted for making fancy war dance costumes. He had danced for numerous celebrities including President George Bush, Maria Tallchief, the Queen of England, Princess Margaret, Janet Reno and dignitaries of the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Preceding him in death were his parents; six brothers, Earl, Wilber, Cecil, William and Lyndreth Palmer and Wilson (Penny) Batchaddle; two sisters, Eleanor Palmer and Mary Ruth Stanley; and one great- grandson, DaShawn Dakota White. Survivors include his wife, one son, two daughters, one adopted daughter, 12 grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren, four brothers, and five sisters.