Rev. Vernon L. Palmer

1957 - Jul 10 - Rev. Vernon L. Palmer of New Paris is the new pastor of the Culver E.U.B. Church, and with Mrs. Palmer, is moving this week to Culver .

1960 - Jun 15 - E. U. B. Conference Re-assigns Palmer to local church...

Rev. Vernon l. Palmer was re-assigned to the Culver Emmanuel church for his fourth year of service at the closing meeting of the 116th session of Indiana Conference north at Syracuse friday night...

Among eight ministers, of the Indiana North Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, retiring from the active ministry, at its annual meeting at Oakwood Park, Syracuse, Ind., which closed Friday night, was the Rev. Vernon, L . Palmer, who has faithfully served Emmanuel Church in Culver for the past four years.

Physical disability, caused by a heart ailment, necessitated his dropping from the active ranks of the conference, after 40 years of splendid service,

His work with the Indiana Conference of his church began im 1921, when Mr. Palmer enrolled at North Central College at Naperville, Ill. After four years of study there he spent two years 5n the Evangelical Theological Seminary, also at Naperville, being graduated in 1927.

Since then Rev. Palmer has served in the preaching ministry for 34 years, holding pastorates at Porter, Peru, Elkhart, Evansville, Bremen, New Paris, and Culver .

During the four years at Emmanuel Church the sanctuary was remodeled and redecorated, new carpeting and lighting fixtures installed, the floor sanded ,and refinished, a new entrance built to the basemeiit. and new heating equipment installed in both church and parsonage. These major improvements along with anumber of minor changes and additions have totaled $15,000.

The one time newspaperman and Mrs. Palmer will move on Friday of this week to their cottage at Oak-wood Park, Syracuse, for residence. Their address will be Route ', Syracuse, Ind.

Coming to Culver at pastor of the Emmanuel Church is Rev. Walter Chisholm, who has been serving in the Ohio East Conference of the EUB. Church at Akron, Ohio, as associate pastor of one Of the churches in that community. He, his wife, and three children; ages 5, 7. aud 8, will be moving to Culver on or about July 1.

During Rev. Palmer's four years improvements were Santctuary was remodeled and redocrated; ne carpeting and lighting fixtures installed, the floor sanded and refinishers, a new entrance built to the basement, and new heating in both church and parsonage. These major improvements along with a number of minor changes and additions hace totaled $15,000.

The one time newspaperman and Mrs. Palmer will move on Friday of this week to their cottage at Oakwood Park. Syracuse for residence. Their address will be Route 4. Syracuse, Ind. ..

Vernon Lee Palmer Birth Date 9 Jun 1900 Carroll County, Indiana Death 19 Jun 1961 Syracuse, Kosciusko County, Indiana Burial Bremen Municipal Cemetery Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, son of Benjamin Franklin Palmer and Emma F. DeLong

Rev, V. L. Palmer Dies Week After His Retirement

E.U.B. Pastor Past Four Years

REY. VERNON L. PALMER Victim Of Heart Attack

Rev. Vernon L. Palmer, age 61, whose retirement from the active ministry of the Evangelical United Brethren Church because of ill health was chronicled at length in last week's issue of The Culver Citizen, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday in his new home in Oakwood Park, Syracuse, Ind., to which he had moved just last Saturday from Culver.

Rev. Palmer had served the E.U.B. Church in Culver faithfully for the past four years, concluding 40 years of service to the Indiana Conference of his church which began in 1921. Through the years he also held pastorates in the Hoosier communities of Porter, Peru, Elkhart, Evansville, Bremen, and New Paris.

He had suffered with a heart condition for the past two years.

Horn Near Delphi Born June 9, 1900, six miles southwest of Delphi in Carroll County, he was the son of Benjamin and Emma DeLong Palmer.

On Aug. 3, 1921, Mr. Palmer was married to the former Miss Edith Garpow, who survives.

Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Howard Hoover, Monticello: Mrs. LeMoino Keim, Syracuse; and Mrs. Richard Messenger, South Bend; two brothers, Harry and Charles Palmer, both of Wabash; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Grindel and Miss Carolyn Palmer, also of Wabash; and seven grandsons.

Funeral services are being held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Bremen Salem E.U.B. Church with Dr. Wilson Parks, district superintendent, and the Rev. F. E. Kuebler, pastor of the Bremen Church, officiating.

Burial will take place in the Bremen Cemetery. -- Citizen 21 Jun 1961

married 3 Aug 1921 Wabash, Wabash county, Indiana, Edith Louise Martha Garpow BIRTH 30 Aug 1900 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois DEATH 1 Aug 1991 Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana BURIAL Bremen Municipal Cemetery Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana,

Children

Edith Louise Palmer married Howard Hoover Dorothy A. Palmer married LeMoino Keim Verna J Palmer married Richard Messenger

Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001  Lee Palmer
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	21
Event Type	Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date	9 Jun 1900
Birth Place	Carroll, Indiana
Marriage Date	3 Aug 1921
Marriage Place	Wabash, Indiana, United States
Residence Place	Wabash, Wabash, Indiana
Father Benj F Palmer
Mother	 Emma De Long
Spouse Edith Louise Garpow
Officiator	Warner Bartholomew
Page	285
FHL Film Number	001409247


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Name	Vernon L Palmer
Birth Year	abt 1901
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age in 1930	29
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1930	Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA
Map of Home	Porter, Porter, Indiana
Institution	Porter Town City Holl Line 18
Dwelling Number	186
Family Number	186
Home Owned or Rented	Rented
Home Value	25.00
Radio Set	Yes
Lives on Farm	No
Age at First Marriage	21
Attended School	No
Able to Read and Write	Yes
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Minister
Industry	Church
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker
Employment	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Vernon L Palmer	29	Head
Edith L Palmer 29 Wife
Edith L Palmer 4 Daughter
Dorothy A Palmer 1 Daughter 
Frank J Godfrey 78 Grandfather 
  
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Name	Vernon L Palmer
Respondent	Yes
Age	39
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1901
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana
Map of Home in 1940	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana
Street	Oakland Avenue
House Number	1829
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	Peru, Indiana
Residence in 1935	Peru, Indiana
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	91
Occupation	Pastor
House Owned or Rented	Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented	25
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	College, 5th or subsequent year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census	40
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939	52
Income	1300
Income Other Sources	No
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Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Vernon L Palmer	39	Head
Edith L Palmer 39 Wife
Edith L Palmer 14 Daughter
Dorothy A Palmer 11 Daughter
Verna J Palmer 5 Daughter

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