Cora Lou Crane - Palmer, 84 passed away August 17, 2019 at her home in Plains, Kansas.

She was born September 26, 1934 to Benjamin Lee and Lula Iva (Gross) Crane. Cora was named after her maternal Grandmother and was the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Spearfish High School in 1952.

She was employed many years as a bookkeeper for Bob's Transfer, JC Penney's and Youngberg & Sons in Pierre. Upon retirement she lived in Fort Clark Springs, Brackettville TX, and her most recent years in Plains, KS.

Cora was a member of Christian faith and the order of Eastern Star. She was "The Avon Lady" and loved to sew, cook, crochet and spend time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Glorie (Lynn) Martel, Canton, SD, Wallee Kielhorn of Hugoton, KS, Patti (Rodney) Stoeser of Fort Pierre, SD, and Billie (Layne) Angell of Plains, KS; sister-in-law Elaine Crane, Walla Walla, WA; thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands; brothers, Sherman, Irvin, Darwin and Harold and sisters, LeRoye, Lorraine, and Imogene.

Graveside services will be held at 9 am at Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, SD, on her birthday, September 26th, 2019. Memorials have been established to the Young At Heart, Senior Citizen Center in Plains, KS and the American Heart Association.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com