Bro. Wallace Blake Palmer's Obituary
Funeral services for Wallace Blake Palmer, 87, of Leesville, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Leesville. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery in Anacoco.
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022 from 5:00 P.M– 8:00 P.M at the church.
Wallace was born on July 16, 1935 to his parents Joseph & Hazel Hill Palmer in Hugo, Oklahoma. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Leesville, Louisiana.
He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1957 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1961 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Divinity. Beginning in 1989, he made 25 mission trips to Brazil. He also took 7 trips to the Holy Land leading 6 of them. He served on the Executive Board of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, the Board of Trustees for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas for 10 years, and was on the Board of Trustees for Byrd Regional Hospital. In his spare time, he enjoyed golf and spending time with family (especially his grandchildren).
Bro. Palmer was honored to serve as Pastor at Garvin Baptist Church in Garvin, Oklahoma from 1956-1961, Calvary Baptist Church in Trinity, Texas from 1961-1963, Beall Chapel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas from 1963-1967, Northside Baptist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana from 1967-1975, First Baptist Church in Leesville, Louisiana from 1975-2001, and Good Hope Baptist Church in Anacoco, Louisiana from 2005-until his retirement in 2017.
Wallace married Beverly Kay Tate on August 30, 1963. They celebrated 59 years of marriage in 2022.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Carolyn Bloodworth.
Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Beverly of Leesville, Louisiana; sons, Joseph Wayne Palmer and his wife Alba of Kenner, Louisiana, and Paul Blake Palmer and his wife Jessica of Katy, Texas; grandchildren, Taylor Marie Palmer, Logan Elizabeth Palmer, Haley Catalina Palmer, Andrea Christina Palmer, Kaylee Lynn Palmer, Kylie Nicole Palmer; great grandchildren, Dante Alexander Lichau, Aiden Nicholas Lichau, and Mila Rose Serrano.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The Alzheimer Association, First Baptist Church of Leesville, or Good Hope Baptist Church of Anacoco.
Our family would like to express our appreciation to each of you for your kindness shown in prayer, thoughts, and deeds. Your continued prayers are welcomed. A special thanks to the employees of Hospice of Leesville and The Woodlands Healthcare Center.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the Palmer Family at www.labbymemorial.com
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