Payne, Ralph C.

1924 - 1990  (65 years)

• Name	Payne, Ralph C.
  		Ralph C. Payne (1924-1990) Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  		Ralph Payne's Gas Station Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  Birth	20 Oct 1924	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b
  Reference Number	PAYN.R010
  _FGRAVE	18348795
  Death	18 May 1990	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Funeral	21 May 1990	Clay City Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 6]
  	Ralph Payne 65, Clay City, IL died May 18, 1990, in Richland Memorial Hospital.
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [9]
  	Served with the Engineers Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=122891
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 19 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Burial	21 May 1990	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 6]
  		Headstone, Payne, Charleen E. and Ralph C.
  Person ID	I10395	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Payne, Crawford Sherman,   b. 16 Mar 1886, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 1953, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Earhart, Bertha Edith,   b. 3 Jun 1887, Wayne County, Illinois d. 16 Feb 1971, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [10, 11]
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Goings, Charleen E.,   b. 18 Mar 1917, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Sep 1997, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1947	Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 11 months - She : 30 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F5041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1924 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 19 Sep 1947 - Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky Death - 18 May 1990 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 21 May 1990 - Clay City Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 21 May 1990 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Sunday's Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor, Clay City, Illinois, 1955 1955 - Oris Sunday behind counter. Ralph Payne on stool. Richard Hart at table. Cooks, Nell Shock & Edna Wilson From the Edna Bernice (McDowell) Wilson (1918-2004) collection. Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  		Ralph Payne (1924-1990) ? and Ralph Payne on the right Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan

  
  

• Notes

  Ralph Payne 65, Clay City, IL died May 18, 1990, in Richland Memorial Hospital. He was born October 20, 1924, in Clay City, the son of Crawford and Bertha Earhart Payne. He married Charlene Goings September 19, 1947, in Henderson, KY and hse survives. He owned and operated the Standard Station in Clay City for many years. He was a member of the Clay City Baptist Church, the Clay City Oddfellows, the VFW in Flora, the Clay City American Legion. He was also a World War II veteran. Surviving, in addition to his wife; are four brothers, Sherman, Walter, Earl, and Glen Payne; three sisters, Edna Wyatt, Amy Grabowski and Dorothy Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Funeral services were held in the Clay City Baptist Church with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. Hosselton-Bookhout & Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2825] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Payne, Ralph, 65, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348795), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2826] Funeral Card, Payne, Ralph C, none. (Reliability: 2). [S2827] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Charleen E. and Ralph C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348795/ralph-c-payne), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2828] Headstone, Payne, Ralph C (Military), none. (Reliability: 2). [S474] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S2826] Funeral Card, Payne, Ralph C, none. [S2829] Obituary, Payne, Charleen E, none. (Reliability: 2). [S803] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Payne, Sherman, 97, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Payne&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=66866513&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2830] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Ralph C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348795), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2812] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Crawford S. and Bertha E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145124/bertha-e-payne), none. (Reliability: 2). [S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).