Permelia Gertrude Gentry

Notes:

Gertie, as she was known, died following the birth of her sixth or seventh child. The baby girl, Louise, who survived, was not expected to live.

Marlow Review
Friday, Sept. 14, 1906
Mrs. Gertie Payne: Wife of Walter Payne of Arthur, I. T. died Tuesday morning and was laid to rest in the city cemetery Wednesday. Rev. Burgess conducted religious services. She leaves a husband and several small children. Mr. Payne is a brother of Mr. W. H. Payne of this place. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives from Arthur and Duncan. To all the sorrowing ones we extend our sympathy.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Permelia married Walter Winkle Payne about 1894 in Stephens County, Indian Territory. Walter (son of Thomas Hamilton Payne and Martha Jane Marshall) was born in Mar 1867 in Shelby County, Missouri; died on 26 Mar 1929 in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried on 29 Mar 1929 in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ken Harvey notes that she is neither in the group photo of Permelia and Walter's family, nor is she remembered by Lewis Adair Payne. She is also not listed with her other sisters at the time of the 1910 census. She probably died young, before the photo of the other children was taken in 190

Notes:

H(arry). C(arl). Payne Dies Today Duncan Banner Wed. February 20, 1957 Pg. 1 Transcribed by C. R. Strong 11-29-2003

Harry Carl Payne. 60, was found dead in his home on Duncan route 4, about 8 a.m. today. Death apparently was the result of a heart attack. A neighbor, Hoyt (Pete) Hardin, took Payne home between 8 and 9 p.m. Tuesday. Hardin, a brother-in-law, returned this morning and found Payne slumped on his bed and dead. Sheriff James Rose reported Payne had apparently sat on the bed and taken off his shoes, then suffered the heart attack. A retired farmer and rancher and veteran of World War I, Payne had lived in this area most of his life. He was a member of Velma Baptist Church. A native of Butler, Indian Territory, Payne was born February 14. 1897. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church here. Roy V. Harp, First Christian Church pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Marlow Cemetery under direction of Grantham Funeral Home. Survivors include three sons, Paul James of 102 East Oak; W. L. of Duncan route 4; and Carl Jr. of Comanche. Also three sisters, Mrs.(Virginia Payne) Hoyt Hardin of Duncan route 4 and Mrs.(Vera Payne) John Young and Mrs. (Louise Payne) Charles Birnie, both of Roswell, N. M. and seven grandchildren.

NOTE Headstone in Marlow Cemetery, Sect 10 Blk 10 (Lot 9), states b. 4 Feb 1898 (note in obit 2-14-1897) d. 2-19-1957. Assumed the headstone was correct.

Additional Notes from Kenneth Harvey:

There is an infancy photograph of Carl taken circa 1898 by L. C. Kelley in Duncan, I.T. It is in the possession of Lewis Adair Payne (1997).

All of their three sons, their only three children, were in the Pacific theatre of the 2nd. World War and all three were at the battle of Iwo Jima. All survived even though they were in the thick of the fighting. Dorothy Pattison records another son "Dickie" but this is unlikely.

1903-He was photographed at the age of four with his great-grandparents, John and Pamelia Gentry in Alma, I.T.

1923-Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Gentry of this city (Duncan) celebrated their "Golden Wedding Day" Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Payne, a few miles east of this city.

Harry married Caroline "Carrie" Suzanne Cover on 4 Aug 1920 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Caroline was born on 21 Jan 1902 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas; died on 25 Feb 1984 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Ethel's mother died when she was just seven years old. She and her sisters Vera and Virginia can be found at the St. Joseph Catholic Boarding School in Chickasha, Grady County at the time of the 1910 census. Her widowed father was still ranching in Duncan, with the help of her brothers.

Mary Ethel had two daughters by her first husband. She married second a Mr. Madison and third J. W. Parker, but had no additional children.

Duncan Banner Sunday, April 25, 1948 Pg. 8 Mrs. Parker, Sulphur, Dies Former Duncan Woman, Daughter of W.W. Payne Mrs. J.W. Parker, 49, Sulphur, former resident of Duncan, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday in a Sulphur hospital after a short illness. The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. today from the Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Sulphur. Burial will be in the Marlow Cemetery. Mrs. Parker was born near Duncan on September 13, 1899, and lived here all her life until moving to California about 7 years ago. From California she moved to Sulphur. She was the daughter of Walter W. Payne, Stephens county pioneer rancher and business man. She is survived by the widower; two daughters, Mrs. Glen Jones, Weott, Calif., and Mrs. Allen Turner of Roff; two brothers, H.C. Payne and J.E. Payne, both of Duncan; three sisters, Mrs. Hoyt Hardin of Duncan, Mrs. John Young, and Mrs. Charles Birnie, both of Roswell, N.M.

Ethel Parker is buried in Section 10, Block 10, Plot 8, Marlow Cemetery. The date of birth shown on her headstone is different from the date shown in the above obituary. It is assumed that the date on the headstone is accurate.

Mrs. Allen Turner was the informant on her death certificate. Mary Ethel's death certificate indicated that she had been "In this community" for just 10 days, but her address was listed as 724 W. 14, Sulphur. Perhaps the period of 10 days refers to her stay at the DeLay Hospital, where she died of acute cardiac failure due to a coronary occlusion.

(Medical):Hard of hearing

Mary married John "Jack" Percy Benton on 8 Jun 1918 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. John was born on 28 Mar 1894 in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vol. 6, Stephens County Marriage Book:, Lic. # 642
Vera Payne to Clifford Roberts ? No date, Cancelled ?? Presumably married elsewhere in the years 1921/1922.

Vera P(ayne). Young Rites Tuesday

Duncan Banner Monday, March 26, 1962, Pg. 10 Transcribed by C. R. Strong 11-29-2003

Last rites for Vera Payne Young, a former Duncan area resident who died Friday in Roswell, NM., will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Brooks Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Young, a native of the Duncan area, was born on the Payne ranch east of Duncan Aug. 12, 1901. She moved to Roswell eight months ago. Mrs. Young was a member of the First Christian Church here and the widow of John Young, who died here in 1959. Young formerly operated Young's Grocery, east of Duncan. Survivors include a son Clifford Payne Roberts, Lovington, N.M.; and two sisters, Mrs. (Virginia Payne) Hoyt Hardin, Duncan route 4, and Mrs. Louise Birnie, Roswell. Also surviving are two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Roy Harp, retired First Christian pastor, will officiate assisted by Rev. Bill Masters, pastor. Burial will be by Brooks Funeral Home in Marlow Cemetery.
NOTE Headstone in Marlow Cemetery, Sect 10 Blk 9 (Lot 1), states b. 8-12-1901 d. 3-23-1962

Vera married Clifford R. "Boscoe" Roberts about 1921. Clifford was born about 1902 in Oklahoma; died about 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vera married John Clay Young about 1937 in New Mexico. John was born on 17 Aug 1900 in New Mexico; died on 4 Oct 1959; was buried in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Jan 4th, 1977....I do not hear much from Duncan folks since Grace (Ellen Gentry Payne) and Virginia (Payne Hardin) gone they always kept me up on news. W.T. (Gentry) does call now and then and brought his mother out to see us before she passed away. We did not get to go over to her funeral. Had a terrific ice storm so could not drive...Ruth Pearl Gentry."

Thursday, April 22, 1971

Mrs. Hardin's Rites Saturday

Mrs. Virginia Callie Hardin, 67, of Duncan Rt. 4, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday at her home following a long illness. Mrs. Hardin, born here on Aug. 23, 1903, was a member of the First Christian Church here. On May 2, 1925, she married Hoyt (Pete) Hardin in Walters.

Survivors include her husband of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Frances DuBose of Houston, Tex.; a grandson and a great-granddaughter. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Morgan Sly, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery. Bearers will be Bruce Ridley, Lynn Colbert, Les Corbett, Leonard Ketchum, J.D. Harmeyer and Ed Davis.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Virginia married Terriel Hoyt Hardin on 2 May 1925 in Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma. Terriel was born on 12 Oct 1906 in Oklahoma; died on 16 May 1995 in Harris County, Texas; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Known as Dukey. Ken Harvey reports that his mother died when he was only two years old and he was raised by some black servants for a couple of years. Someone else in the family later took him in.


Duncan Banner
Friday, June 5, 1953
Death Comes to J. E. Payne
John Earl Payne, 49, longtime Stephens county farmer-stockman, died in his automobile early this morning while returning from Oklahoma City. Payne complained to his wife of being too tired to drive as they came through Marlow and she relieved him at the wheel. Death, which followed shortly, about 1:30 a.m. was attributed to a heart attack.
Payne, who was born January 3, 1904, in Duncan, lived at his ranch 14 miles east of Duncan.
Survivors are the widow, Gladys; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Strain of Duncan route 4, and a son, Tommy, 10, of the home address.
Other survivors are a brother, Carl of route 4, and three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Harden of Duncan route 4 and Mrs. Vera Young and Mrs. Louise Birnie, both of Roswell, N.M.
The service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the West Side Church of Christ with Orrin Otley, minister, officiating. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Grantham Funeral Home.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):1930 census Stephens Co. OK ED 9
- pg 272B - sheet 10B - Hope Twp.
189/191
Surginer, Isaac M., MW 40 M, age when first married-20, TX MO MO
Surginer, Lilly M., FW 39 M, age when first married-19, OK US TX
189/192
Payne, John, MW 25 M, age when first married 21 OK MO TX
Payne, Edna, FW 20 M, age when first married 16 OK TX OK
Payne, John W., son, MW 11/2 OK OK OK

John married Edna Surginer on 24 Apr 1926 in Oklahoma. Edna was born about 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Gladys Powell on 13 Oct 1931 in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma. Gladys was born on 22 Mar 1906 in Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 19 Jan 1995 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ken Harvey writes that "Her mother died following her birth and she was taken in by her grandmother Mary E. Mounts. She used to call her "Mama" as she was the only mother she ever knew. Her father always paid her expenses. Her hair was carefully cut off by her father when it was medically advised. She was suffering from a fever or something. It was evidently very beautiful hair and it was preserved. Unfortunately the hair disappeared following her father's second marriage. Her grandmother used to take it out and wash it every year. In those days it was quite valuable. The children greatly resented the second wife who they suspected sold the hair."

She was a 1924 graduate of Duncan, Oklahoma, High School.

Ken shows that she was married to a Charles Bernie, and that they had an infant that was born around 1924 that died at about one year of age.

Her death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that she was the widow of Charles Birnie. A Charles Birnie (Jr.?) was the informant. Her usual residence was listed as Roswell, New Mexico.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Charles Birnie. Charles was born about 1906 in Oklahoma; died in Sep 1961 in New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Military Discharge of a Harry Carl Payne Jr. is recorded in Stephens County Courthouse Book 3, page 574. Not viewed.

Harry married Hazel Martha Alexander on 20 Aug 1948 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. Hazel was born on 31 Dec 1923 in Oklahoma; died on 11 Mar 1999 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Military Discharge of a Paul James Payne is recorded in Stephens County Courthouse Book 6, page 307. Not viewed.

Corpus Christi Caller-Times
July 2008

Paul J. Payne passed away July 14, 2008. He was born to Harry C. and Caroline Payne on November 21, 1922. He served in the Marine Corps during WWII. Paul was lovingly known as "P.J." and "Greatdad". He retired from Coastal States/Valero. Paul was a creative, innovator whose inventions brought fun, joy, laughter and happiness to those with whom he shared them. His daily home and work lives were also evident of his innovative nature.

He is preceded in death by wife Pansy Payne, son Paul G. Payne, and brother J.R. Payne. He is survived by his son, Phillip (Becky) Payne; daughters, Klyda (Jerry) Gerber, Yvette (Ron) Schroeder, Zoe (Chuck McKinney) Payne; son by heart adoption, Danny Talley; Brother W.L. "Bill" Payne; Grandchildren, Phillip Gerber, Michelle Zudrell, Shanna Wiley, Eddie Gerber, Jackie Nash, Jeff Gerber, Stacey Evans, Kim Hammett, Joslyn Burnett, Nick Schroeder, and Tom McKinney; 16 Great-Grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 16, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Seaside Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Seaside Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

(Courtesy Lynell Cordell)

Paul married Vinita Joy Snow after 1945. Vinita was born on 27 Oct 1925 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 1 May 2009 in Kirkland, King County, Washington; was buried on 8 May 2009 in Tussy Cemetery, Tussy, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Pansy M. Richey on 19 Dec 1953. Pansy was born on 16 Aug 1933; died on 2 Dec 2003 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Military discharge of a Willie Lee Payne is recorded in Stephens County Courthouse Book 6, page 509. Not viewed.

Willie Lee "Bill" Payne, 86 of Duncan, Okla., died on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6th at Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Southerland officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

The family requests that friends visit them at the funeral home Friday from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (not at the home)

Born Saturday, December 20, 1924 in Duncan, he was the son of Harry Carl and Caroline "Carrie" (Cover) Payne. He married Betty Jo Wilson on August 19, 1948 at Wichita Falls, Texas. She preceded him in death on Nov. 30, 1996.

He was a veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor, serving in the United States Marine Corps.

As a lifetime farmer and rancher, he was a member of the Cattleman's Association, Stephens County Alfalfa Hay Growers Association, American Legion and The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

Surviving family includes daughter, Lee Johnson and David Senger of Katy, Texas, a grandson, Specialist Chris Johnson of Monterey, Calif., brother-in-law, Earl Wilson of Loco, Okla., sisters-in-law and spouses, Loretta and Kenneth McCalmant, Helen and Charles Allen, Dorothy Wilson and Opal Wilson all of Duncan and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Junior Payne and Paul Payne.

Pallbearers will be: Bill Bunn, Lyndel Strain, David Hale, Jerry Allen, Butch Allen, Larry McCalmant.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the: Taylor LeNorman/McCasland Cancer Center of Duncan, c/o Cancer Center Fund, 3401 West Gore Blvd., Lawton, Oklahoma 73505

Willie married Betty Jo Wilson on 19 Aug 1948 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. Betty was born on 22 Feb 1929; died on 30 Nov 1996 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frances Loraine Dubose Jan. 25, 1926 - Dec. 23, 2001 LIVINGSTON, Texas - Graveside services for Frances Loraine Dubose, 75, of Bryan and formerly of Livingston, are set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Eureka Cemetery in Corsicana. The Rev. Lee Poe will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston. Mrs. Dubose died Sunday in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. She was born in Duncan, Okla., and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Livingston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Dubose. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Eddie Hoyt and Tex Ann Drath of Bryan; a stepson and daughter-in-law, Roddy and Linda Dubose of Houston; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Frances married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Clayton Eulan DuBose after 1948. Clayton was born on 5 Jul 1917; died on 10 Dec 1998 in Polk County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Duncan Banner
April 1995
John W. Payne
Former Duncan Police Capt. John Walter Payne, 66, Rt. 6, Duncan, died Sunday, April 23, 1995 in a Duncan hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. J. D. Young officiating. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery.
He was born Feb. 21, 1929 on the Payne Ranch east of Duncan, to James E. and Edna M. Surginer Payne.
On July 5, 1955 he married Bertie Geneva Hopkins at Henrietta, Texas. He was a retired captain of the Duncan Police Department and a past member of the FOP and National Rifle Association.
Survivers include his wife of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Kathy Payne of Duncan; his mother of Duncan; and two grandchildren, Dillon Flippen and Caleb Flippen, both of Duncan.
Bearers will be Bill Hines, Rex Ross, Dale Anderson, John Hilburn, Jerry Wilson and Delbert Rhodes.
(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

John married Bertie Geneva Hopkins on 5 Jul 1955 in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas. Bertie was born on 11 Aug 1933 in Harrisburg, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 17 May 2005 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Duncan Banner ? March 5, 2001 Larry Carl Payne

COMANCHE - Larry Carl Payne, 51, of Comanche, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in Oklahoma City from a heart attack. Service was to be at 11 a.m. today in the Dudley Funeral Home Chapel (formerly Morehead-Goetz) in Comanche with Mike Anderson of Victory Christian Center in Bethany and Alex Costea officiating. Burial was to be in Hope Cemetery in Duncan.

Mr. Payne was devoted to his daughter and son-in-law, Niki and Eric Barton and grandchildren, Jeremy, Makayla, Jessica and Eric Jr. He was graduate of Comanche High School where he played football. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and was a retired iron worker. Mr. Payne recently spent his time doing natural science photography in the southwest where he enjoyed traveling with friends. He was always friendly, enjoyed meeting new people of all ages, and had a zest for life. He will be missed. Survivors include his daughter and her family; and a sister, Marilyn Wetmore of Oklahoma City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Carl and Hazel Martha Payne, lifelong residents of Stephens County. Bearers will be Sammy Dunn, Bill Wetmore, Eric Barton, Stuart Hamilton and Bill Crooks.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Larry married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Killed in a car crash.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Duncan Banner
Tues. Sept. 11, 2007

Johnny Michael 'Tootie' Payne, 45, of Duncan, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Lawton. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Raymond Payne officiating. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Johnny was born April 24, 1964, in Duncan, to John W. and Geneva Hopkins Payne. He married Kathy Tinley (sic) on Aug. 10, 1991 in Duncan. He was a graduate of Duncan High School and a retired firefighter, serving 20 years with the Duncan Fire Department. He will be greatly missed and always loved. Survivors include his wife, Kathy, of the home; two sons, Dillon Michael and Caleb Matthew Payne, both of the home, and many extended family members, friends and firefighters.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Firefighters will serve as bearers.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

(Research):It appears he was married twice:

Stephens Co. - MLI-45-00519 - 07/07/1986 Plaintiff - PAYNE, JOHNNY MICHAEL and FITTS, KAREN ANGELA - MARRIAGE LICENSE

Stephens Co. MLI-48-00107 - 08/10/1991 Plaintiff - PAYNE, JOHNNY MICHAEL and FINLEY, KATHRYN LORETTA - MARRIAGE LICENSE

Johnny married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]