Lt. Col. Carroll Atkins Palmore Sr. (USMC Ret.), 81, a resident of Baldwin County, passed away March 30, 2015.
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma. He was a United States Marine Corps aviator, and retired as a lieutenant colonel after serving with honor for more than 25 years. As an aviator, he was awarded many medals, including the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Palmore.
He is survived by two sons, Carroll Atkins Palmore Jr. of Gulfport, Miss. and Guy Wesley Palmore of Virginia Beach, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A funeral with full military honors will be held Friday, April 10, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Barrancas National Cemetery aboard NAS Pensacola.
Arrangements by Cason Funeral Service, Foley.
