Obituary of William Joseph Palmer

William Joseph Palmer, better known as Joe, passed away January 26, 2017 at the age of 71. Joe was born in Otterville, Missouri on October 4, 1945 to Perrin Earl and Beulah (Cole) Palmer. Joe was an industrious and hardworking man and stayed busy doing something even when he was home. He worked as a Stone Mason. Some of his most memorable projects were working on the stonework at the Promenade Mall in Tulsa and the Will Rogers Memorial. He liked horses. His children have fond memories of time spent at the Round Up Club. In his younger years he liked to hunt and to take his family fishing with him. He enjoyed playing Bingo and gambling. He liked to watch Nascar and football, especially the OU Sooners and the Dallas Cowboys. He loved to dance and thought he was a great dancer. He liked to whistle and he really was quite good at that. Joe could be quite a jokester and was very popular at the retirement home with the ladies. He jokingly wondered what all his girlfriends would do without him when he was gone. Toward the end of his life it was important to him to make sure his children knew that he loved them. His family loved him dearly and he will be deeply missed. He was preceded in death by his parents Perrin Palmer and Beulah Lewis; sister Nancy Mae Palmer; granddaughter Ora Diane Nelson; and great-granddaughter Kyla Bradley. He is survived by daughter Debbie Mason and husband Perry (grandchildren Dustin and Kayla Bradley, great-grandchildren Cidney, Katelynn and Dustin Jr. grandchildren Jessica and Jeremy Wynn, great-grandchild Amelia); son Wayne Palmer and wife Shellie (grandchildren Justin and Jessica Palmer, great-grandchildren Jamison, Malachi, Alatha and Jarvis, grandchildren Kim and Alonzo Gonzalez, great-grandchildren Rosemarie and Simon, grandchild Ronnie McLearan, grandchildren Corey and Carrisa McLearan, great-grandchildren Corben and Carter); daughter Renea Dawson and husband Joshua (grandchildren Jennifer and Billy Chase, great-grandchildren Troy and Cameron, grandchildren Richard and Jenny Nelson, great-grandchild Jacob, grandchildren Stephanie and Cody Barnes, great-grandchildren Strayden and Alyvia), son Billy Palmer and wife DeEdra (grandchildren Trevor, Noah and Katelyn); daughter Brandie Palmer; daughter Julie Byassee (grandchild Cash Byassee). He is also survived by siblings Gene Palmer and wife Karen; Jerry Palmer and wife Pat; Earlene Losey; and Ronald Palmer and wife Wanda.