Leroy Arthur "Roy" Palmer, age 92, passed away in his home on November 19, 2003. He was born August 3, 1911 in St. Johns, Arizona to Arthur and Evaline Gibbons Palmer. He lived most of his life in Taylor. He had been, for many years, engaged in agriculture; including both a dairy business, a farm machinery business and ranching. He served for 16 1/2 years on the Snowflake Union High School School Board. He was a founding member of the Taylor Water System committee and association; he served with the Farm Bureau and local Irrigation District. He served in the Arizona State Senate 1971-72 and he was a member of the Navajo County Board of Supervisors from 1972-1976. He was on the Taylor Town Council for 10 years, 8 of which he served as mayor. He served in many state, regional and local commissions, committees and organizations as a member and frequently as an officer. He contributed generously in time and resources to the betterment of his community. He was active all of his life in The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 13 1/2 years in the Snowflake Stake Presidency, as a bishop of the Winslow Ward and later of the Taylor 2nd Ward; and over a life time fulfilled assignments in virtually all of the Church organizations as leader, counselor and teacher. In fact he devoted his life to agriculture, public service, church service and his family. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Cook (Don Cook) and his wife of 50 years, Lucille Thomas Palmer.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Peck Palmer of Taylor, 3 sons: Arvin (Jean Smith), Steve (Kathi Halliday) and Fred (Rebecca Harvey) and 2 daughters: Sybil (Steve Corry) and Phyllis (Michael Peterson), 26 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Gus of Flagstaff and Van of Holbrook; and 2 sisters, Ila Butler of Mesa and Ima Rose of Salt Lake City, Utah. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=leroy-arthur-palmer-roy&pid=1624347#sthash.rscNUFCP.dpuf