Peggy Fuson Palmer

72 year old Peggy Fuson Palmer, formerly of Smithville and a resident of Chattanooga, died Tuesday at her second residence in Smithville. She graduated from the U.T. School of Pharmacy in 1957 and worked as a pharmacist for many years with Eckerd/Rite-Aid in East Ridge. She was an award winning craftswoman and quilter and her work was displayed at the White House. Palmer was also a member of the Jacobs Pillar United Methodist Church. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Jacobs Pillar United Methodist Church. Royce Martin will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. There will be no visitation on Saturday. Palmer was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Allie Redmon Fuson and a sister, Eulalia Cobb Vaughn. She is survived by her husband, John A. Palmer, Jr. of Chattanooga. One son, John A. Palmer III and his wife Elizabeth of Gainesville, Florida. One daughter, Janna Palmer Reid and her husband Evan of Milpitas, California. Two grandsons, Jackson and Evan Reid of Milpitas, California and a sister, Violet Fuson of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.