Background
Palmer, Everett Walter was born on January 25, 1906 in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Stephen and May (Sanders) Palmer.
Palmer, Everett Walter was born on January 25, 1906 in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Stephen and May (Sanders) Palmer.
Bachelor of Arts, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakot, 1932, Doctor of Divinity, 1952. Bachelor of Divinity, Drew Theological Seminary 1935, part-time graduate student, 1935-1939. Graduate student University of Oxford, summer 1950.
South.T.D., U. Puget Sound, 1961.
Doctor of Laws, Morningside College, 1963.
Ordained deacon Methodist Church, 1934, elder, 1935, consecrated bishop, 1960. Pastor in Artesian and Farwell, South Dakot, 1929-1932, Silverton Circuit, New Jersey, 1933-1934, Highland Park, New Jersey, 1934-1942, Camden, New Jersey 1942-1946, Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1946-1951, Glendale, California, 1951-1960. Bishop Seattle area Methodist Church, 1960-1968, Portland area United Methodist Church, 1968-1971.
Member general board education Methodist Church, 1960-1971, council of bishops, 1960-1971, vice president committee ecumenical affairs, 1964-1971. Member World, National county churches, 1968-1971. Member Methodist World Council.
Member board national missions, board Christian social concerns United Methodist Church.
Clubs: University (Portland, Oregon).
Married Florence Ruth Wales, June 30, 1927. Children: Joanne (Mistress Clifford C. Cate), Elizabeth (Mistress A. Ross Cash), Ruth (Mistress John P. McKean).