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Apache, Oklahoma December 2020 January 20, 1995 ~ March 15, 2014 Dexter Wade Palmer, 19, and Kelsey Renee Palmer, 18, both of Apache, went to their heavenly home on Saturday, March 15, 2014, west of Apache. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church, east of Apache, with Pastor Caleb McDowell and Pastor Robert Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at West Cache Creek KCA Cemetery, west of Apache, under direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Prayer service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel. Dexter was born Jananuary 20, 1995, at Lawton Indian Hospital. He is the son of Gwendolyn Flute Parker and Howard Palmer. Dexter Wade Palmer is a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma and was also of Cherokee, Kiowa, and Choctaw descent. Dexter attended Boone-Apache High School, and he also attended his senior year at Ignacio High School in Ignacio, Colo. His hobbies included skateboarding, listening to his music, and playing games on his X-box. Dexter enjoyed being outdoors and adored animals. His crazy, charismatic, gentle way of life will be missed. His passion was skateboarding and learning new tricks. We will also miss how he had the ability to catch your attention by making crazy faces. Dexter was very dedicated and loyal to people he held close to his heart. He was very witty, easy going, laid back, and spent all his spare time with his family and friends. Dexter had goals and aspirations for his future. He enjoyed every day to the fullest. He was preceded in death by his fraternal grandparents: Nora Hazel Palmer and Earl Palmer Sr.; and his fraternal great-grandparents: Bernice Lookingglass and William Palmer "Choctaw Bill." He is survived by his mother and stepfather: Gwen and Leland Parker; and father, Howard Palmer, all of Apache; maternal grandparents: Homer and Leta Flute; a brother, Harlyn Blake Palmer, of Stecker; two sisters: Morgan Renee Palmer, of Medicine Park; and Nicole Renae Asepermy, of Lawrence, Kan. He has many cousins on his Flute and Palmer side. Pallbearers: Harlyn Palmer, Aaron Finchum, Tye James Parris, Marty David, Darius Asepermy and Gary Sanders. Honorary bearers: Billy Palmer, David Palmer and Anthony Lewis Cody. CADDO COUNTY, Okla. – Two Oklahomans are dead after an early morning fiery crash. According to OHP, it happened around 5:45 Saturday morning on State Highway 19, about seven miles west of Apache. Troopers say 19-year-old Dexter Wade Palmer was driving a 2006 Pontiac, heading west when he crossed the center line and ran off the road. The car hit a retaining wall then caught fire. Palmer and his passenger, 18-year-old Kelsey Renee Palmer, were pinned in the vehicle. Neither of them survived. March 15 - Brother and sister Dexter Palmer, 19m and Kelsey Palmer, 18, were killed in a single-vehicle accident west of Apache. Published in The Sunday Lawton, Oklahoma Constitution, "2014 in Review" on January 4, 2015 |
Apache, Oklahoma December 2020 February 7, 1996 ~ March 15, 2014 Kelsey Renee Palmer, "Ope-Mah,"18, and her brother, Dexter Wade Palmer, 19, both of Apache, went to their heavenly home on Saturday, March 15, 2014, west of Apache. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church, east of Apache, with Pastor Caleb McDowell and Pastor Robert Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at West Cache Creek KCA Cemetery, west of Apache, under direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Prayer service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel. Her Kiowa name "Ope-Mah" means a little white snowbird. Her name was given to Leta by her grandfather, Andrew Stumbling Bear, and Leta then passed it on to Kelsey. She was born February 7, 1996, at the Lawton Indian Hospital in Lawton, to Gwendolyn Flute and Howard Palmer. At two weeks of age, Kelsey was given to her grandparents, Homer and Leta Flute, who raised and cared for her until her death on March 15, 2014. Kelsey was a senior at Boone-Apache High School, and was looking forward to graduating in May 2014. Kelsey was also looking forward to going to college, getting a job, buying a car and moving out on her own. Kelsey was always infatuated with being a little princess as a little girl. Kelsey's dream came true when she was picked to serve as the Sand Creek Massacre Descendants Trust Princess from 2008 to 2012. Brothers and sisters: Nicole Renae Asepermy, Lawrence, Kan.; Harlyn Blake Palmer, Stecker, Apache; and Morgan Rene Palmer, Medicine Park; and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Kelsey's heritage includes Kiowa, Apache, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Cherokee descent, which includes two infamous acts in American history: Through her great-grandmother, Cleo [Antelope] Flute, she was a descendant of Cheyenne Chief White Antelope 1789-1864, whose camp was located at Sand Creek Colo., on November 29, 1864, and his band suffered terribly during the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. Kelsey is also a descendant of those who suffered on the Trail of Tears through her great-grandfather, Tom Flute, a full-blood Cherokee, whose parents and grandparents were brought to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Also through her great-grandmother, Katherine Stumblingbear Geionety, she is a descendant of Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear 1832-1903, well-known among the Kiowas as a warrior, chief and advocate of peace. Pallbearers: Sonny Flute, Brandon Finchum, Willard Geionety, Ron Geionety, Jimmy Don Flute and Darryl Chalepah. Honorary bearers: Ray Flute and Matt Palmer. CADDO COUNTY, Okla. – Two Oklahomans are dead after an early morning fiery crash. According to OHP, it happened around 5:45 Saturday morning on State Highway 19, about seven miles west of Apache. Troopers say 19-year-old Dexter Wade Palmer was driving a 2006 Pontiac, heading west when he crossed the center line and ran off the road. The car hit a retaining wall then caught fire. Palmer and his passenger, 18-year-old Kelsey Renee Palmer, were pinned in the vehicle. Neither of them survived. |
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