Arbie Mae Luke Palmer, 84, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 4 PM, Saturday, May 26, 2018, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Jeff Parmer officiating. Interment will follow in the Luke Cemetery, in Irwin County, Georgia. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Palmer was born April 25, 1934, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late R. Louis & Thelma Williams Luke. She was a 1951 graduate of Irwinville High School. While living in Florida, she worked for Plymouth Citrus Products in the lab as well as Minute Maid in Research and Development. In 1976, she moved to Fitzgerald from Zellwood, Florida and worked in the lab at Delco Remy in Fitzgerald. Mrs. Palmer was very generous and was a supporter of the Christian Kitchen. She enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, loved growing flowers and enjoyed watching birds. Mrs. Palmer was a member of Crossview Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sisters: Nita Clements of Ocilla and Lillian Cleghorn of Apopka, Florida; two brothers: Gene & Betsy Luke of Fitzgerald and Jimmy & Anita Luke of Benson, North Carolina; sisters-in law: Nellie Barnes of Arkansas, Bertha Carpenter of Mississippi and Jean Hancock of Mississippi and a brother-in-law, Hollis Palmer of Alabama; nieces and nephews: Sheri (Lee) Tomberlin, Patricia (Jeff) Rineair, William (Marlana) Luke, Donna (Wayne) Reeves, Bobby (Mokana) Clements and Linda Faye (Jimmy) Shealey. Many great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, William Palmer.