Lyndia Palmer

Lyndia Palmer, age 79, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on July 17, 2026, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, surrounded by her loving family.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home. The Palmer family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until the hour of the service at the funeral home.

Lyndia was born on April 24, 1947, in Vallejo, California, to the late Winfred Kesler and Robbie Smith Kesler. She was a faithful Christian and attended New Providence United Methodist Church. She was a proud graduate of Clarksville High School and Austin Peay State University, where she used her education to teach for many years in the Fort Campbell School System. She also took pride in serving as the former President of the Teachers Association.

She enjoyed traveling, with many of her adventures taking her oceanside on numerous cruises. Her favorite of all her travels was to Bethlehem, Israel, where she enjoyed visiting the Holy Land and the Jordan River. She lovingly shared many stories of her travels, including her time in the Galápagos Islands and the sea lions she saw along the way.

She also had a passion for the arts and looked forward to attending a variety of performances, faithfully supporting productions at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

She was an avid quilter who enjoyed making crafts for family and friends. She will be remembered for her unwavering faith, kind heart, creative spirit, and the love she so freely gave to everyone, fortunate enough to know her.

She is survived by her son; Lee Wallace (Tammy), daughter; Marty Wallace, granddaughters; Holly Cox (Ben) and their children Matthew, Kasey and Abby Cox, and Tamra Jenkins (Jason) and their son Jacob Jenkins; as well as her loving sister Debra Mosley.

Family and friends are to serve as pallbearers.

Funeral service will be livestreamed.

Online condolences may be made at navefuneralhomes.com