Mildred Palmer

Mildred Frances Palmer, one of two daughters of Arthur Willard and Arthilda Virginia (Burchett) Snapp, was born on her parent's farm northwest of Carson, Iowa on January 4, 1914. She and her sister Ethel attended rural school near her home and Mildred graduated from the Carson Consolidated High School in 1931. Following school Mildred attended the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing in Council Bluffs, IA.
Mildred and Darold Harlan Palmer were married at Burlington, IA on July 31, 1933. They made their home on her family's farm outside of Carson, where Mildred worked along side Harlan on the farm. From time to time Mildred would also work in the area as a private duty nurse. Mildred and Harlan had one son who died at birth in 1936.
Mildred was a member of the Carson Presbyterian Church, the Carson American Legion Auxiliary, the MM Club of Carson, and a former member of the Order of Eastern Star. She enjoyed the farm and had a strong interest in raising hogs, cattle and farm livestock in general. Mildred and Harlan had been married for 46 years when Harlan died in January of 1980. Mildred continued to live at her home until April 2002 when her health forced her to move to the Oakland Manor Care Center in Oakland, Iowa. Mildred died at the Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa on November 23, 2003, having attained the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Mildred is preceded in death by her parents, husband Harlan Palmer, infant son, and sister Ethel Snapp