Lucille Palmer

Lucille Palmer

Aurora, Utah

Lucille Muir Valleau Palmer, 98, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed peacefully away on Monday, January 11, 2016 in Boise, Idaho, where her daughters, Camille and Annette, had been caring for her after her husband, James William Palmer passed away five years earlier. Previously she had been living in Aurora, Utah with her beloved husband, William, for 56 years.

Lucille was born November 29, 1917 in Menan, Idaho; the third child of Milton Barlow Muir and Clara Edvena Cottam. They moved to Utah where the family had fruit orchards, and Lucille learned to the value of hard work. She graduated from American Fork High School, attended Utah State Agriculture College and graduated from University of Utah with a degree in Elementary Education and minors in Chemistry and English. She then taught kindergarten for five years.

Lucille married Thomas Gilbert Valleau July 15, 1944 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had two daughters: Annette Valleau Sullivan, Boise, ID; and Nancy (who is deceased) Valleau (Raeburn) Kennard. Lucille's dear husband, Thomas, passed away October 11, 1950.

Lucille married William Palmer in the Idaho Falls Temple on July 20, 1954. William's children are: Shirlene (Wally) Barrus, Provo; Hazel Jeanette (Joseph) Ingles, West Bountiful; James Eldon (Karen) Palmer, Riverton; and Marlin Lewis (Laura) Palmer, Payson and Doris Palmer, (deceased). They raised these six children in a Christ-centered home and added two more daughters: Camille (Terry) Tindall, Boise, ID; and Mary Lucille Matheny, Falls Church, VA. Together, this modern day yours, mine and ours family have eight children, 41 grandchildren, 106 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren.

Maple Grove was the family fun spot where many happy hours were spent sharing with loved ones each year along with special family reunions held at Timpanogos Lodge in Provo Canyon, Utah. Lucille was a devoted wife and mother and worked hard to provide a clean, calm home and delicious meals for the family. Later when family members visited she would often say, "If I'd have known you were coming I would have baked you a cake." She loved learning and encouraged all the children to get a higher education. She enjoyed reading gospel books and going to BYU Education week every year.

As a faithful and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lucille was always serving others, whether taking meals to friends and neighbors or serving in various callings such as visiting teacher, Relief Society teacher, Gospel Doctrine teacher, counselor in the Relief Society, Primary president, and stake Primary president. William and Lucille worked in the Manti and Provo temples for 12 years and served in the South Carolina Columbia Mission. They were proud of the 54 family members, including spouses and couples who have served missions.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lindon 16 ^th LDS Ward Chapel, 615 West 100 South, Lindon, UT, where friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Interment: American Fork Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.