Patricia Gabriela "Patty Gay" Payne

1928 - 1936  (8 years)

• Name	Patricia Gabriela "Patty Gay" Payne  [1]
  Nickname	Patty Gay
  Born	8 Feb 1928	Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Mar 1936	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Buried	4 Mar 1936	Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Notes	Patty Gay died when she was about eight years old. The day before she died, after six weeks of illness, she said to her sister Fay "I am so tired of being tired." Charles Strong reports that she had a leaky valve in her heart. It would be something fairly easy to fix by today's standards. It might have been something that could have been fixed even in the 1930's, had the family had the resources available to them. They were quite poor however. Charles reported that money was so tight that one winter Bessie got behind on her utility payments, and the company threatened to cut off their power. Patty's doctor intervened, telling the company that they would be responsible for her death if the power was cut off.
  Person ID	I1553	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hamilton Payne, II,   b. 20 Mar 1893, Marlow, Indian Territory ,   d. 12 Dec 1957, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Bessie Bird Gentry,   b. 14 Dec 1894, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory ,   d. 3 May 1958, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  (Age 63 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1912	Stephens County, Oklahoma
  	Vol. 3, Stephens County Marriage Book: , Lic. # 101 Thomas H. Payne, 19 to Bessie Gentry, 18 married 12-27-1912 Because of his outgoing nature, it must have come as a surprise to some when Tom Payne and Bessie Gentry were married a few weeks after her 18th birthday. Bessie was timid and shy by nature, and much happier in town than in the outdoors. They had five children in fairly short order, and times were tough in Oklahoma during the dust bowl. Charles Strong, Bessie's oldest grandson, also remembers that Bessie had very high standards, which her husband found hard to live up to. She was a thorough and dedicated housekeeper, and was almost obsessive about things being neat and tidy at all times. Charles recalled a story one of Bessie's brothers related to him about dropping by one afternoon for a visit. Bessie had just mopped, and refused to let him in, not wanting her immaculate floors stepped on.
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Feb 1928 - Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Died - 2 Mar 1936 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Buried - 4 Mar 1936 - Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gentry, Bessie Bird ca 1930 with her daughters This picture, of Bessie with her daughters, was probably taken around 1930. From left to right are Bessie Gentry Payne, Anna Laura Payne, Fay Payne, Lois Payne, and Patty Gay Payne.
  		Payne, Patricia Gabriela ca 1931 Patty Gay, the youngest child, of Bessie Gentry, stayed home with her mother while her older siblings were in boarding school
  		Sparks, Mary Pat with Patty Gay Payne Mary Pat Sparks, the daughter of Annie O'Neill Sparks, with her young cousin, Patty Gay Payne. Aunt Annie helped Bessie Payne with her daughters after Bessie's husband deserted the family.
  		Payne, Patricia Gabriela ca 1934-1936 Patty Gay died in 1936, when she was eight years old. The day before she died, after six weeks of illness, she told her sister Fay "I am so tired of being tired."

  
  

  Documents

  Payne, Patty Gay, Note to Santa, 1930's This note to Santa appears to have been written for Patty Gay by either her eldest sister, Anna Laura, or by her cousin Mary Pat Sparks

  
  

  Headstones

  Payne, Patty Gay

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.