J. Duffy Palmer passed away April 29, 1996 in Mount Pleasant.
He was born March 23, 1921 in Taylor, Arizona, a son of Arthur and Evaline Gibbons Palmer. He practiced law in Clearfield, Utah and served as a Second District Court Judge. Duffy was raised in Arizona, but lived his adult life in Syracuse, Clearfield and Mount Pleasant.He married Jocelyn Jensen September 25, 1940 in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple. He graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree and attended the University of Utah where he earned a Law degree.
Duffy joined the U.S. Marines in 1942 and was wounded in Iwo Jima; he received the Purple Heart.
Duffy was an active and devoted member of th LDS Church. He served as bishop in Clearfield and Syracuse and was stake president in the Syracuse, Utah Stake. He served an LDS mission in the London LDS Temple and served as mission president in Nigeria, West Africa. He and his wife served as the first missionaries to the West African Country of Liberia and was called as the first mission president to that country. He served as a sealer in the London, England, Ogden, Utah, Manti, Utah and Mesa, Arizona temples.
He is survived by his wife; five sons, James Duffy (Susan) Palmer, Brunswick, Georgia; Kenneth D. (Charlene) Palmer, Mt. Pleasant; Farrell D. (Marianne) Palmer, Henderson, No. Carolina; Mark D. (Joan) Palmer, Syracuse, Utah; Ronald D. (Cathi) Palmer, Townsend, Georgia; two daughters, Jocelyn P. (Don) Stoker, Slidell, LA.; Karen P. (Robert) Young, Beavercreek, Ohio; also, 38 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; his four brothers, Roy, Harvey, Gus, Van, all of Arizona; and two sisters, Ila Butler, Arizona; and Ima Rose of Salt Lake City. Duffy was preceded in death by three brothers, Dean, Val, Belton; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Syracuse LDS Stake Center, 1700 So. 2000 West. Friends may call Friday 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lindquist's Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main, and Saturday, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the Syracuse Church. Military honors will be accorded by D.A.V. Interment, Syracuse City Cemetery.
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