Ilma Cross Palmer Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ilma Cross Palmer of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who passed away on February 24, 2026, at the age of 101, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ilma Cross Palmer to show support.
She was predeceased by: her father John Roe Ballance; her grandmother Angel Ballance; her husband Richard Palmer; her siblings, Joseph Winston Ballance, Nan Elizabeth Hayden and Elmer "Haz" Pence Ballance; and her great-nephew Brent Martin.
She is survived by: her nieces and nephews, Ann Roe Martin (Don), Joy Lynn Bush, Joe Neal Ballance (Pat), Jean Meador Ballance, John Murray Ballance (Phyllis), JoAnn Ballance Bundock (Don), Bill Ballance (Gail) and John Franklin Ballance (Katie); and her great-nieces and great-nephews, Lee Ann Merritt (Drew), Julie Warden Spears (A. J.), Amy Warden Martin, Jon Warden (Misty), Neal Winston Ballance (Neeley), Beth James (Garrett), Cristen Powers (Jared), Sarah Renick (Corbin), Cammie Barnard (Brian), Bill V. Ballance (Tyra), Jennifer Brooks (Justin), B. J. Ballance, Julie Kiser (Taylor), Ryan Ballance, Reagan Ballance and Reid Ballance.
