Asael & Marva Palmer

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

ASAEL K. & MARVA CROSBY PALMER

(businessman, nurse)

BIOGRAPHY

Asael K. Palmer was born in Orderville, Kane County, Utah on July 26, 1898.

Marva Crosby was born in Kanab, Kane County, Utah on September 28, 1904.

Asael was a cook in the Army during World War I.

Asael & Marva owned and operated several successful businesses in Hurricane.

Marva was the nurse for Dr. Clark McIntyre.

Marva was the nurse for Dr. Garth B. Last for all of his practicing career except for the last few years when she lost her sight due to eye cancer.

Marva was the President of the B.P.W. (???) and other civic clubs in Hurricane.

Asael died on February 8, 1978 and was buried in the Hurricane City Cemetery.

Marva died on April 1, 1990 and was buried in the Hurricane City Cemetery.


FAMILY

Asael's Parents and Siblings:
    Newell Knight Palmer
    Lydia Matilda Robertson Palmer  
        Leah Palmer
        Lula Palmer
        Asael K. Palmer
        Joy C. Palmer
        Alex Newell Palmer
        Joseph Lee Palmer

(7/9/1870-2/22/1932)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(1/12/1873-5/31/1946)
(12/30/1893-4/13/1896)
(1/31/1896-7/20/1975)   (married William Atkin)
(7/26/1898-2/8/1978)   (married Marva Crosby)
(6/18/1901-5/6/1911)
(12/25/1903-10/23/1973)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(12/8/1910-5/23/1976)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Marva's Parents and Siblings:
    William Crosby
    Susanna Roundy Crosby
        William Thearon Crosby
        Marva Crosby
        Melba Crosby


(1/14/1872-1/13/1955)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(1/1/1877-1/1/1908)
(3/3/1903-11/19/1993)   (married Marie Heaton)
(9/28/1904-4/1/1990)   (married Asael K. Palmer)
(9/24/1907-8/4/1908)

Asael & Marva's Family:
    Asael K. Palmer
    Marva Crosby Palmer
        Delmer Asael Palmer
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx


(7/26/1898-2/8/1978)   (married xx/xx/1924)
(9/28/1904-4/1/1990)
(2/25/1937-2/26/1937)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)


PHOTOS

TBD


REFERENCES

Memories of a Country Doctor: Stories of the people he loved
By Garth B. Last, M.D.
See Pages 14-15 about Marva. .

Geni entry for Asael K. Palmer

Geni entry for Marva Palmer (Crosby)

Find-A-Grave entry for Asael K. Palmer

Find-A-Grave entry for Marva Crosby Palmer

BillionGraves entry for Marva Palmer (Crosby)