Wanda Rhodes Palmer, 78, Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Visitation will be Thursday, January 25, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at Underwood Baptist Church. The funeral service will immediately follow at the church with Mark Mayfield and Doug Farris officiating. Interment will be in Greenview Memorial Park, Florence.
Wanda was a member of Underwood Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, a prayer warrior and confidant. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Denver and Louise Haddock Rhodes; in-laws, Henry and Lila Fowler Palmer; sister, Doris Rhodes Holmes; brothers, Howard and Glenn Rhodes; sisters-in-law, Judy Hatchett and Martha Danner; and brothers-in-law, Charles and Johnny Palmer.
Wanda is survived by her husband, Clarence Palmer; daughters, Cindy Mayfield (Mark) and Delina Stearns (Shane); grandchildren, Jessica Miles (Brennan), Preston Mayfield (Anna), Clay Stearns, and Emma Stearns; great-grandchildren, Owen and Brynnlee Miles, and Palmer Mayfield; sisters, Patsy Mays (James) and Joyce Mitchell; brother, Michael Rhodes (Barbara); sisters-in-law, Nina Rhodes, Mattie Rhodes, and Linda Palmer; and brother-in-law, Roger Holmes.
Pallbearers will be Preston Mayfield, Clay Stearns, Owen Miles, Shane Stearns, Brennan Miles, and Mark Mayfield.
The family offers thanks to Dr. Ronald McCoy, Dr. Loren McCoy, and the 2nd Floor NAMC nursing staff.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, stjude.org/donate.
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