Johnny Michael "Tootie" Payne

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]

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]

Notes:

Bertie was born east of Duncan, near Velma. Her brother was Emmit Hopkins, a friend of Charles and Bill Strong. The Hopkins family lived across from the Lee School of Duncan. The Hopkins family moved houses as their business. Emmit was accidentally electrocuted when he was twelve years old. He had been helping get a house ready for a move, and was standing between two high voltage lines. He was burned to a crisp.

Duncan Banner - 5-19-05 Bertie Geneva Hopkins Payne

Bertie Geneva Hopkins Payne, 71, of Duncan, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, in Duncan. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glen McGee officiating. Interment will be in Duncan City Cemetery.

Bertie Geneva was born Aug. 11, 1933, in Harrisburg, Okla., to Alfred Solomon and Dora Ellen Cox Hopkins.She married John W. Payne on July 5, 1955, in Henrietta, Texas. He preceded her in death.

Geneva was a waitress most of her life.

Survivors include a son, Johnny Payne, and his wife, Kathy, of Duncan; a brother, James Hopkins of Brownwood, Texas; and two grandchildren: Dillon Michael Payne and Caleb Matthew Payne. Bearers will be Dillon Payne, Caleb Payne, Kenny Rue, Howard Solomon, Toby Solomon and Roger Holliwell.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

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]

Notes:

Married:
Married by J.O. Kelly. The bride and groom were shown from Cruce, Oklahoma.

Vol. 9, Stephens County Marriage Book:, Lic. # 496
J.E. (James Earl-"Dukie") Payne, 21 of Cruce Oklahoma to Edna Surginer, 18 (sic) of Cruce OK
On. 4-24-1926

Vol. 7, Stephens County Marriage Book:, Lic. # 641
Cleo Mitchell of Alma Oklahoma to Fred Surginer 8-3-1923. NOTE, This is person confused with Dukie Payne and his first wife. Rooney Strong and Fay Payne thought she was first wife of Dukie Payne. Cleo and her children lived across the street from Homer and Rooney strong during World War II. Charles Strong dated Earline Surginer some in high school.

Notes:

Ken Harvey writes that "His middle name has also been shown as Winchell, however Winkle is the middle name shown on this tombstone, and has been verified by Willie Lee Payne.

He ran cattle on land leased from Indian Territory (Oklahoma) Indians. It cost him ten cents an acre. He made a great deal of money out of this. He and his brother-in-law started a bank in Duncan. The checks were yellow and easily spotted in a pile.

In a biography of his brother-in-law, John O'Neill, he was referenced as "Walter, a farmer and rancher at Duncan."

Duncan Weekly Banner
Friday, Jan. 19, 1917
W. W. Payne is shipping out several cars of cattle today. They are consigned to Oklahoma City and Wichita markets.

1919-Walter W. Payne, resident of Duncan, files an Affidavit of Heirship concerning his older brother Samuel's affairs. Samuel had died intestate nine years previously.

1920-A Lodger in the home of Sarah Garrison of Alabama, in the King Township of Duncan. His occupation was listed as Farmer, Home Farm.

1929-Walter W. Payne is buried in Section 10, Block 10, Plot 6, Marlow Cemetery, Oklahoma."

Duncan Eagle, Tuesday, March 28, 1929

Walter Payne Answers Call Brief Illness Fatal to Pioneer Rancher of Stephens County. Funeral Services This Thursday.

Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon for Walter W. Payne, pioneer ranchman of this section, who passed away early Wednesday morning. Services were at the First Methodist Church at 2 o'clock, with Rev. J. J. Ward officiating, assisted by Rev. A. P. Johnson.

Burial was in the Marlow Cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of Beeson Grantham.

Mr. Payne had suffered an attack of acute indigestion on Monday. He appeared to recover from this attack but was not feeling in the best of health, and decided to go to Sulphur for treatment. He left Tuesday, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs Jack Benton, and Mr. Benton. He was feeling much better Tuesday evening, and Mr. Benton returned to Duncan. Mrs. Benton remained with her father.

Early Wednesday morning Mr. Payne suffered a second and more serious attack, resulting in his death at 2:30 o'clock. The deceased was born in Missouri, coming to what is now Stephens County when he was 20 years of age. He has since lived most of the time at his ranch 10 miles east and 3 miles north of Duncan.

He was also active in the affairs of this city. He was associated with the late J. D. Wade and J. M. Armstrong in the Duncan National Bank and also served on the city council at an early day. Mr. Payne had been engaged in the raising of beef cattle at his ranch during the past few years. He recently purchased two Hereford bulls that ranked high at the fat stock show at Ft. Worth, said to be two of the finest beef animals ever brought to Stephens County.

Six children, four daughters and two sons, survive. The daughters are Mrs. Ethel Benton of this city; Mrs Hoyt Hardin, 609 Maple Avenue; Mrs Vera Roberts of Oklahoma City; and Mrs. Louise Birnie of Shawnee. The sons are Carl and Dukie Payne, who lived with him on the ranch. There is one brother, Newton Payne, of Chandler, Arizona, and one sister, Mrs. A. Scott, of Ft. Worth. Seven grandchildren also survive. Mr. Payne was a member of the Masonic and Woodmen lodges, and of the Methodist Church.

A more detailed obituary was also published in The Duncan Banner on Friday, March 29, 1929, page 7. This can be seen on his page on familysearch.org, and was posted by Marilyn Simmons.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 census
Stephens Co. OK (IT) ED 163 pg. 13A
#211/214
Payne, Walter, Mar. 1867, 33, married 5 yrs., MO KY KY
Gertrude, wife, Aug. 1876, 23, 3 children/2 living, TX MO MO
Emma Blanch, dau., Nov. 1895, 4, IT
Harry Carrol, son, Feb. 1897, 3, IT
Mary Ethel, dau, Sept. 1899, 8/12, IT
Martha, mother, Mar. 1826, 74, Wd., 1 child/1 living, KY VA VA

His wife Gertrude and daughter Emma died prior to the 1910 census, and Walter can be found with his sons Carl and John E "Dukey" sharing the home of his recently widowed sister-in-law, Lillie James Payne. His youngest daughter, four year old Louisia, was living with her maternal grandparents, William and Mollie Gentry, listed as "Layease, age 4." His older daughters, Mary Ethel (age 11), Vera (age 9), and Virginia (age 7), were enrolled at the St. Joseph Catholic Boarding School in Chickasha, Grady County.

1910 Federal Census
Oklahoma, Stephens County, Park Township, District 240 215-215
Payne, Luellie Head F W 32 Wd 3/3 Texas Kentucky Missouri
Payne, Maryan (Clyde) Son M W 10 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas
Payne, John P(aul) Son M W 9 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas
Payne, Margrit Daughter F W 6 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas
Payne, Walter Brother in Law M W 42 Wd Missouri Missouri Missouri Rancher
Payne, Carl Nephew M W 13 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas
Payne, John E. Nephew M W 5 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas

Walter married Permelia Gertrude Gentry about 1894 in Stephens County, Indian Territory. Permelia (daughter of William Miller Gentry and Mary "Molly" Evelyn Mounts) was born in Aug 1876 in Texas; died on 11 Sep 1906 in Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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)