John Earl "Dukey" Payne

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.
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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:

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]

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]