James Richard Palmore, 96, passed away on April 26th, 2023 at his home, Magnolia Springs in Florence, Kentucky.
Mr. Palmore was born on the family farm at
Persimon in Monroe County, KY, on May 25, 1926 and raised at Summer Shade in
Metcalfe County, KY. He was a son of the
late Dewey Richard and Grace Lee (Toomey) Palmore. James was also preceded in death in 2016 by
his loving wife of over 68 years, Joyce Olene (Edwards) Palmore, and in 2012 by
his daughter, Rita Dianne (Palmore) Morgan.
James was a 1944 graduate of the old Summer
Shade High School, having also served as captain of the Summer Shade High
School Basketball team that year. During World War II, days before his
eighteenth birthday, James enlisted into military service of the United States
Navy. After completing training at the
US Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, and the Naval Operating
Base at Norfolk, Virginia - James was assigned as a helmsman to the newly
commissioned Destroyer U.S.S. Higbee (DD-806) under the direction of Naval
Commander Lindsay Williamson. The
Destroyer joined Task Force 38 in the Sea of Japan in active engagement and
duty. Present in the Sea of Japan upon
the surrender of Japan in the summer of 1945, James was among the first troops
into Tokyo Bay and into Tokyo as occupational forces were implemented after
August 28th of that year. For
his World War II Naval service, James received the Asiatic-Pacific Area
Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, the American Area Campaign Medal, and Victory
Medal.
Mr. Palmore graduated from Western Kentucky
College in 1950, and obtained his Master’s Degree from Cincinnati’s Xavier
University in 1964. He was a teacher and
school administrator for nearly 40 years serving the Kenton County Schools and
Newport Independent Schools in Northern Kentucky, as well as the Three Rivers Local
School District in Cleves, Ohio. In
retirement, James was actively engaged in woodworking and crafting and served a
term as chairperson of the Saddlebrook HOA in Florence. He was a member of the Florence Church of
Christ.
James is survived by his son, David R. Palmore
of Villa Hills, KY; his son-in-law, William R. Morgan of Burlington, KY;
grandson, Keith R. Morgan and his wife, Christen Morgan, of Burlington;
great-grandson, Carson B. Morgan of Burlington; and a sister-in-law, Mary
Palmore Gillam of Summer Shade. He is
also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, his wife and
daughter, James was preceded in death by his brother in 1989, Joe Don Palmore
of Summer Shade.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, May 7th,
beginning at 2: p.m. Central Time at McMurtrey Funeral Home,
2232 Summer Shade Rd, Summer Shade, KY, with burial to follow in the Pleasant
Hill Church of Christ Cemetery at Randolph in Metcalfe County. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. that
morning at the funeral home and will continue until the time of the funeral at
2:00 a.m. Military Services will be
provided by the Glasgow DAV, Chapter 20.
Additionally, the Kentucky Patriot Guard Riders are coordinating an
Honor Mission on behalf of Mr. Palmore for funeral services and escort.
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