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[JohnCheney.FTW]
 Obituary of Duane E Palmer   in the Elyria Chronicle Telegram 6-22-1987
 
 Duane E Palmer, 85, a lifetime resident of Avon, died early Sunday morning at St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain, after a short illness.
 
 A retired pipefitter, he worked at The Illuminating Co and also ran his own farm.
 
 Survivng are three sons, Bud, George, and Ronald; two daughteers, Shirley Crokks and Elnora Lawrence; 19 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
 
 He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie (nee Bratton), in 1971; a son, Russell, who died in 1977.
 
 Services will be Wednesday at 2 pm at the Burmeister County Line Funeral Home, Avon, with Rev Bruce Irwin, of Avon United Methodist Church, officiating.
 
 Friends may call at the funeral home 7-9 pm today and 2-4 and 7-9 pm Tuesday.
 
 Burial will be at Elmhurst Cemetery in Avon
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