David Lee Palmertree is being cremated. A memorial service and burial of ashes will be at 10 A.M. at Hawkins Cemetery in Hawkins, TX Saturday, Oct. 15. This is where Juanita is buried and the same person will take care of the services that held services for Juanita. Beaty Funeral Home is in charge. Flowers, donations, or cards may be sent to the funeral home. There number is 903 569-2611. Information provided by Cesily.

Friends, cousins and tater-vine cousins, I was on a three day road trip with Joe, my sister Beverly & husband Jim when Reitha called about Donnie. Terrible news, I am such an optimist, I never give up hope until I have to. Donnie and I met, as you all know, at a restaurant up on I-240 but we bonded that day over family photos of both OK P'trees & MS P'trees also many many laughs, Mace etc and began a great friendship. I had taken containers of Brownies and Okie Pecan Treats for him to eat on the way on to Arkansas. I will miss Donnie more than I can say. To know that I will not open my email up to see a note from Donnie is hard to believe. Telling me some of his witty stories about the stevedores he managed by computer, that was all a brand new subject to me. Hearing him describe a ship docking, he having to figure out on his computer how many guys they needed to help with the unloading and then calling them in. They sounded like a rowdy bunch, I think they drank a bit, spending their hard earned pay pretty quickly and was calling him to get scheduled back to work. That is how it sounded to me. Or he would be telling me about his vegetable gardening or the neighbors or other friends he invited in for home cooking. Sounds he was a pretty good cook!! and a good neighbor! He would send little 'funny' jokes and I would Pretend to be offended and tell him. "Donnie, you are JUST awful." and he would just answer back something like "ha ha ha." But he was one I could also share with when I was down or tired and he understood. I just knew that anytime he would have his computer hooked up and back on the line with us. So you can see why I will miss Donnie a great deal. Joe had met & liked him when he came by the house for a quick visit later on. He was one of the Good Guys!! I certainly wish I could be there in MS at the church and all but will be remembering him with kindness. Nova

This is a great tribute  !!!! ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Don Grice Friends, cousins and tater-vine cousins, I was on a three  day road trip with Joe, my sister Beverly & husband Jim when  Reitha called about Donnie.    Terrible news, I  am such an optimist, I never give up hope until I have to. Donnie and I met, as you all know, at a restaurant up on I-240 but we  bonded that day over family photos of both OK P'trees & MS  P'trees also many many laughs, Mace etc and began a great  friendship. I had taken containers of Brownies and Okie Pecan  Treats for him to eat on the way on to Arkansas. I will miss Donnie more than I can say. To know that I will not open  my email up to see a note from Donnie is hard to believe. Telling me  some of his witty stories about the stevedores he managed by computer, that  was all a brand new subject to me.  Hearing him describe a ship  docking, he having to figure out on his computer how many guys they  needed to help with the unloading and then calling them in. They sounded like a rowdy bunch, I think they drank a bit, spending their  hard earned pay pretty quickly and was calling him to get scheduled back to  work.  That is how it sounded to me. Or he would be telling me about his vegetable gardening or the  neighbors or other friends he invited in for home cooking. Sounds he was a  pretty good cook!!  and a good neighbor! He would send little 'funny' jokes and I would Pretend to be offended  and tell him. "Donnie, you are JUST awful." and he would just answer back something like "ha  ha ha."      But he was one I could also  share with when I was down or tired and he understood.  I just knew that anytime  he would have his computer hooked up and back on the line with us. So you can see why I will miss Donnie a great deal. Joe had met &  liked him when he came by the house for a quick visit later on.  He was one of the Good Guys!!    I certainly wish I could  be there in MS at the church and all but will be remembering him with  kindness.    Nova ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

[image: Don Grice] Memorial for Don Grice Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on Jul. 11, 1950 Departed on Oct. 6, 2011 and resided in Pearcy, AR. Visitation: Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm <http://obit.davis-smith.com/svf_card.cgi?type=Vis&id=2998382&listing=Current> Service: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 10:00 am <http://obit.davis-smith.com/svf_card.cgi?type=Ser&id=2998383&listing=Current> Cemetery: Pine Bluff Cemetery <http://obit.davis-smith.com/svf_card.cgi?type=Cem&id=2998380&listing=Current> Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions. <http://obit.davis-smith.com/wrapper_gb.php?id=979887&task=add_form&listing=Current> <http://obit.davis-smith.com/wrapper_gb.php?id=979887&listing=Current> Our beloved brother, Don Grice, age 61, of Pearcy, Arkansas, formally of Petaluma, California, went to Heaven, Thursday, October 6, 2011, after a lengthy battle with cancer. "No more pain; no more sorrow." He was born on July 11, 1950, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, the son of William "Roy" Grice and Edith "Pauline" Green Grice, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three brothers. He was Baptist by faith and a dedicated employee of SSA Terminals in Oakland, California for over 36 years. He is survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Retha and Steve Johnson of Bonnerdale, Arkansas; one brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Lynette Taylor of Salcher, Alaska; two nieces and husbands, Nikki and Brady Ballard and Kristy and Adam Walker, all of Hot Springs, Arkansas; three nephews, Terry Taylor and wife Holly, and Tracy Taylor all of Hot Springs, Arkansas and J. D. Taylor of Alaska; six great-nephews, Michael, Patrick, Jared, James, Isaac, and Reid and one great-niece, Krsytiana, who all loved to go to Uncle Donnie's for snacks; other extended family members and a host of friends. He will be missed very much by family, friends and co-workers. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in the Pine Bluff Church in Poplar Creek, Mississippi with Bro. Bobby Lock officiating, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 PM on Monday in the Oliver Funeral Home in Winona, Mississippi, 113 Liberty Street; (662)283-3339. Interment will be in the Pine Bluff Cemetery in Poplar Creek, Mississippi. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com. <http://obit.davis-smith.com/wrapper_gb.php?id=979887&listing=Current>

You may visit the funeral hone guestbook for Donnie at this web site.     http://www.davis-smith.com/main.php?page=obit       --- On Sun, 10/9/11, Beth Austin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Beth Austin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PTREE] services for Donnie To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 12:15 AM Don Grice information DOB: Sept 11, 1950 DOD: October 6, 2011 Age 61, of Bonnerdale AR, formerly of Petaluma CA, died Thursday; born in Vicksburg MS; Baptist in faith. Survived by sister Retha (Steve) Johnson, nieces, nephews, extended other family members and a host of friends. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Pine Bluff Church in Poplar Creek, Miss., with Brother Bobby Lock officiating, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Hot Springs AR. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Monday in the Oliver Funeral Home in Winona, Miss. --- On Sat, 10/8/11, Donna Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Donna Griffin <[email protected]> Subject: [PTREE] services for Donnie To: "palmertree" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 1:02 AM I just talked to Retha and she said visitation for Donnie will be at Oliver Funeral Home on Monday, Oct.10, at 2 p.m. till 4 p.m.  Funeral will be on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 10 AM at Pine Bluff Church.  She said thank you all for your prayers and they have been felt today. Donna Kay -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Don Grice information DOB: Sept 11, 1950 DOD: October 6, 2011 Age 61, of Bonnerdale AR, formerly of Petaluma CA, died Thursday; born in Vicksburg MS; Baptist in faith. Survived by sister Retha (Steve) Johnson, nieces, nephews, extended other family members and a host of friends. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Pine Bluff Church in Poplar Creek, Miss., with Brother Bobby Lock officiating, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Hot Springs AR. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Monday in the Oliver Funeral Home in Winona, Miss. --- On Sat, 10/8/11, Donna Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Donna Griffin <[email protected]> Subject: [PTREE] services for Donnie To: "palmertree" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 1:02 AM I just talked to Retha and she said visitation for Donnie will be at Oliver Funeral Home on Monday, Oct.10, at 2 p.m. till 4 p.m.  Funeral will be on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 10 AM at Pine Bluff Church.  She said thank you all for your prayers and they have been felt today. Donna Kay -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just heard from Cesily. It will be a week from tomorrow most likely before David Lee is buried. Will post soon as I hear. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It's just so hard to believe. He will certainly be missed. I'll try to keep my eye out for the arrangements.   Suzie --- On Fri, 10/7/11, Peggy Palmertree <[email protected]> wrote: From: Peggy Palmertree <[email protected]> Subject: [PTREE] Donnie To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 7, 2011, 9:34 AM       Nova just call me about Donnie.   Retha told her, she would call to let her know the arrangements. She did say that there would be a service in Mississippi.   Thanks Kathy for letting us know also.  I was a little afraid that the family may forget to call us.  Guess they knew we wanted to know.    I did ask Nova what time Donnie past (6th or 7th) so we could keep the date straight.  Nova just said Retha said he died last night & went peaceful.   Peggy ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just talked to Retha and she said visitation for Donnie will be at Oliver Funeral Home on Monday, Oct.10, at 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. Funeral will be on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 10 AM at Pine Bluff Church. She said thank you all for your prayers and they have been felt today. Donna Kay -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin

Donna thank you so much about the arrangements.  I had just got off the phone with Ken & he wanted to make sure to found out the arrangement.  I then come in here to check & see if someone had email the line.  So I call Ken back & he said he was going to try to come down.   He said he had been shopping today & had not go on line.  Sharon had call him & told him to call her back.  He didn't know about David Lee until he talked with Sharon.    Peggy ________________________________ From: Donna Griffin <[email protected]> To: palmertree <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: [PTREE] services for Donnie I just talked to Retha and she said visitation for Donnie will be at Oliver Funeral Home on Monday, Oct.10, at 2 p.m. till 4 p.m.  Funeral will be on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 10 AM at Pine Bluff Church.  She said thank you all for your prayers and they have been felt today. Donna Kay -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Peggy, I would very much like to have a copy of his obit, if you see it in any of the local papers please let us know or put a copy out to us like you always do... Ed B. -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Palmertree Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PTREE] Donnie Nova just call me about Donnie. Retha told her, she would call to let her know the arrangements. She did say that there would be a service in Mississippi. Thanks Kathy for letting us know also. I was a little afraid that the family may forget to call us. Guess they knew we wanted to know. I did ask Nova what time Donnie past (6th or 7th) so we could keep the date straight. Nova just said Retha said he died last night & went peaceful. Peggy ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I never met Donnie but got to know him a little by his postings online. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Hall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 8:48 AM Subject: [PTREE] Donnie Grice Just had an early call from Bob Greene Donnie lost his battle with cancer last night. Not sure yet of any arrangements. Peggy or I will update when we h ave more information. Please pray for Retha, Bill and all the family. ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am so sorry to hear of Donnie's passing.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family.    Beth --- On Fri, 10/7/11, Kathy Hall <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kathy Hall <[email protected]> Subject: [PTREE] Donnie Grice To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 7, 2011, 12:48 PM Just had an early call from Bob Greene Donnie lost his battle with cancer last night.  Not sure yet of any arrangements. Peggy or I will update when we h ave more information. Please pray for Retha, Bill and all the family. ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is so sad, I am very sorry to hear of Donnie's passing, just praying he is in a better place now.... Yes, Donnie was such a nice person, we will all miss him... Ed B.. -----Original Message----- From: Jeannine K Smith Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:17 AM To: Kathy Hall ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [PTREE] Donnie Grice Hate to hear this. I'll always remember him as a loving older brother to Retha. He always looked out for her and tried to make sure things went smoothly for her. Jeannine

I have lots of good memories of Donnie and Retha and Mickey and their mother, Pauline. Donnie and Retha will always be little children in my heart and memory since I haven't seen them since they grew up. It has been so much fun talking to Donnie this past two years and reliving the past. God always puts people in our lives when we need them and I know that is why we found each other when we did. Donnie connected me to P'tree and that has been a blessing to me as well. Our loss is Heaven's gain and like I told him the last time I talked to him, we will spend eternity together and keep on talking!!!! He said he had talked to Retha's pastor and had been saved so we have to trust that is a fact. Retha and Bill and their families need our prayers and support now, more than ever. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ed brown <[email protected]> wrote: > This is so sad, I am very sorry to hear of Donnie's passing, just praying > he > is in a better place now.... > > Yes, Donnie was such a nice person, we will all miss him... > > Ed B.. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeannine K Smith > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:17 AM > To: Kathy Hall ; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Donnie Grice > > > Hate to hear this. I'll always remember him as a loving older brother to > Retha. He always looked out for her and tried to make sure things went > smoothly for her. > > Jeannine > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin

Hate to hear this. I'll always remember him as a loving older brother to Retha. He always looked out for her and tried to make sure things went smoothly for her. Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith On Fri, 7 Oct 2011, Kathy Hall wrote: > Just had an early call from Bob Greene > > Donnie lost his battle with cancer last night.  Not sure yet of any arrangements. Peggy or I will update when we h ave more information. > Please pray for Retha, Bill and all the family. > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I met Donnie about 5 yrs ago.  I still remember his grandfather, Lewis Green.  How he loved to sing & his favorite song was "I fly away."  I met Pauline at a Green reunion in Greenwood. I had to look down to her, but I was 5'4" tall myself.  So I guess that is why Donnie & Retha is short.  Oh, I ask Donnie if he took after Grandpa Lewis about singing.  He said he couldn't carry a tone.  Once Donnie & I went to French Camp for lunch.  He was leaving that afternoon going down to Jackson.  We were sitting on the porch & he couldn't sit still to eat, for he was looking around.  If he saw someone he knew, he would say I know them & jump up & go too them.  It took him about an hour to eat.  He order himself the bread pudding & talked about how good it was.   He couldn't eat it all, so got a carry out to take with him.   He eat more than I, but I guess with him jumping up so much, he made room.  I had told him, I wish I could give him about 20 lbs. & he said then he couldn't walk.  He would talk alot about when they lived at Winona.  Ask if I knew so in so, some I knew & most I didn't.  This is just some of the memories I have of him from this short 5 years.  It is good that we do have some good memories of Donnie & to share with our comp. family.  So long Donnie!!!!  Peggy ________________________________ From: Donna Griffin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 7, 2011 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Donnie Grice I have lots of good memories of Donnie and Retha and Mickey and their mother, Pauline.  Donnie and Retha will always be little children in my heart and memory since I haven't seen them since they grew up.  It has been so much fun talking to Donnie this past two years and reliving the past. God always puts people in our lives when we need them and I know that is why we found each other when we did.  Donnie connected me to P'tree and that has been a blessing to me as well.  Our loss is Heaven's gain and like I told him the last time I talked to him, we will spend eternity together and keep on talking!!!!  He said he had talked to Retha's pastor and had been saved so we have to trust that is a fact.  Retha and Bill and their families need our prayers and support now, more than ever. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ed brown <[email protected]> wrote: > This is so sad, I am very sorry to hear of Donnie's passing, just praying > he > is in a better place now.... > > Yes, Donnie was such a nice person,  we will all miss him... > > Ed B.. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeannine K Smith > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:17 AM > To: Kathy Hall ; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Donnie Grice > > > Hate to hear this.  I'll always remember him as a loving older brother to > Retha.  He always looked out for her and tried to make sure things went > smoothly for her. > > Jeannine > > > >  ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

      Nova just call me about Donnie.   Retha told her, she would call to let her know the arrangements. She did say that there would be a service in Mississippi.   Thanks Kathy for letting us know also.  I was a little afraid that the family may forget to call us.  Guess they knew we wanted to know.    I did ask Nova what time Donnie past (6th or 7th) so we could keep the date straight.  Nova just said Retha said he died last night & went peaceful.   Peggy

Just had an early call from Bob Greene Donnie lost his battle with cancer last night.  Not sure yet of any arrangements. Peggy or I will update when we h ave more information. Please pray for Retha, Bill and all the family.

David Lee Palmertree, son of Blanche Swinney Palmertree and Golden Izeer Palmertree passed away about 1;30 P.M. today. Arrangements to be announced. He lived in Hawkins TX and his wife is buried there. In July he was diagnosed with colon cancer and given about 6 months to live. Janie