Dec. 14, 1927—Jan. 10, 2012 Dr. David L. Palmerton, a Cheektowaga physician and father of eight, died Tuesday in Brothers of Mercy nursing home, Clarence, after a long illness. He was 84. Born in Binghamton, he graduated from Geneva High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Hobart College and a medical degree from the University of Buffalo. He served in the Army in 1946-47. For 44 years, he served as a family physician in private practice, with an office on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga. He also was the physician for Clarence High School in the 1960s and '70s. He retired in 2003. He and his family lived in Buffalo, Florida and Cheektowaga before living in Clarence for 33 years. In 1992, he moved to Lancaster. Dr. Palmerton was a past president of the Clarence Rotary Club and a longtime member of Transit Valley Country Club. As a snowbird who spent half the year in Broward County, Fla., he worked as a patient advocate and county ombudsman there. He also served as a diplomate with the American Academy of Family Practice. He enjoyed golf and tennis. Surviving are his wife, Judyth Agnew Palmerton; a daughter, Amy Stein; seven sons, David Jr., Douglas, Daniel, Christopher, Todd, Stephen and Jonathan; and a sister, Sarah Palmerton. Services will be at 11 a. m. Friday in Zion Lutheran Church, 9535 Clarence Center Road, Clarence Center.