Patricia J. Palmer

PATRICIA J. PALMER

Winfield

Patricia J. Palmer, 78, of Winfield, Iowa, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center.

A funeral service for Patricia will be held at

10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Winfield United Methodist Church. Chaplain Gordon Hawkins of Every Step Hospice will officiate. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery, Cairo, rural Winfield. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Kimzey Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant. The family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to Every Step Hospice. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Palmer, the former Patricia Joanne Vaughn, was born Oct. 30, 1941, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Harold Milton and Pearl Irene (Griest) Vaughn. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1960. On Aug. 1, 1959, in Mount Pleasant, Patricia was united in marriage to Faylon Edward Palmer.

Patricia was a dedicated mother to all of her children and a caregiver to her daughter Terri. As a young lady, Pat worked at the former Starlight Restaurant in Mounnt Pleasant. While she was raising her family, Pat worked many years at the former Metromail Corp. She also did job work at home for the Alaniz Co. and worked for the former Pioneer Hybrid Plant. She also kept the books for her husband's DX Service Station in Crawfordsville.

Early in life, Patricia attended the Open Bible Church. She was an avid fan of WACO sports, having children in it for 33 years. She also enjoyed the Iowa Hawkeyes and NASCAR.

Those thankful for sharing in Patricia's life include her husband of 60 years, Faylon of Winfield; three sons, Jim (Pam) Palmer of Iowa City, Steve (Julie) Palmer of Mount Pleasant and Eric (Wendy) Palmer of Burlington; three daughters, Dawn Shampney of Thornton, N.H., Becky (Les) Bride of Wayland and Michelle (Robert) Scibetta of North Tonawanda, N.Y.; three brothers, Darrell (Cheryll) Vaughn of Mount Pleasant, Rick (Karen) Vaughn of San Angelo, Texas, and George (Anna) Vaughn of Wapello; a sisters, Dalena Vaughn of Mount Pleasant; a sister-in-law, Delores Vaughn of Mount Pleasant; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, with one on the way.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Terri (who died in 2004); brothers, Dick and Robert Vaughn; and sisters, Roberta Vaughn, Ramona Simmons, Jean Duncan and Shirley McDowell.