John Palmer Jr. 1945-2015

Funeral services for John Joseph Palmer Jr., 69, of Wills Point, were held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Allan Fuller Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point with Frank Corry officiating. 

He passed away Friday afternoon, July 3, 2015, in Wills Point.

John was born on Oct. 28, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of John Joseph Palmer Sr. and Margaret Ruth Sheldon Palmer.  He attended Millvale High School in Pittsburgh, Pa.  On Oct. 27, 1990, he married Diane Jensen in Lewisville.  John retired from Spec Wheels of Forney.  He enjoyed collecting eagles and model trains.  John loved his family very much, especially his grandchildren.  He lived in Lewisville prior to moving to Wills Point in 1991.  John was of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Margaret Palmer; sister, Anna Bea Bryant; two brothers-in-law, Pete Pribila and Butch Jensen; sister-in-law, Gloria Aguilar and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don and Selma Jensen.

John is survived by his wife,  Diane Palmer, of Wills Point; three sons, John Joseph Palmer, III and wife, Michele, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Bradley Paul Palmer and wife, Valarie, of Midwest City, Okla. and Steven Carl Palmer and wife, Ann, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Jacqueline Pribila, of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Sylvia Palmer, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; six grandchildren, Justin, Jordan, Cierra, Aiden, Kacey and Garran and his dog, Raven Nicole.

Honorary pallbearers were Justin Palmer, Dalton “Dakota” Roberts, Michael Harrison, Cameron Harrison, Charles Smith, Paul Pribila and Rohbert Hemmer.

Memorials may be made to the family, Vitas Hospice or cancer research.

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