Francis Jeane Payne

1927 - 1996  (69 years)

• Name	Francis Jeane Payne  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Apr 1927	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Jul 1996	Garland, Dallas County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter July 21, 1996, page 12 Frances Payne Sewell Frances Payne Sewell, 69, of Garland died Wednesday, July 17, 1996, at her residence. She was born April 28, 1996 (sic), in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Leroy Payne Sr. and had lived in Garland since1960. She was a 1944 graduate of Hemphill High School and then obtained degrees from the University of North Texas and Stephen F. Austin State University. In 1980, Mrs. Sewell retired from Garland Independent School District after 17 years service teaching at Freeman, Bradfield, and Parkcrest Elementery Schools. She also taught music and voice in her home. Mrs. Sewell had been an active member of the First Baptist Church in Garland since 1960, participating in Sunday School, choir, and Bible Study Fellowship. She was also a member of Critic's Choice Book Club, Women's Book Club, Daughters of the American Republic, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Baylor Hospital Auxiliary, Garland Symphony, Garland Community Concert Association, Dallas Opera Association, and Dallas Symphony Association. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Payne and Jacquelyn Sewell and Jimmy and Doreen Sewell of Garland; grandchildren, Travis Sewell, Rachel Sewell, and Chelsie Sewell; and a brother, James L. "Jamie" Payne Jr. of Hemphill. She was preceded in dehat by her husband, Dr. Robert B. Sewell, on April 25, 1991. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Garland with Dr. Charles Cockrell and Dr. Steve Davis officiating. Interment followed at Restland Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Williams Funeral Directors in Garland. Memorial contributions may be made to the music ministry of First Baptist Church in Garland. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
  Person ID	I37069	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Leroy Payne, Sr.,   b. 26 Apr 1896, Texas d. 28 Nov 1972 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Saphronia "Fronie" Pauline Whittlesey,   b. 2 Apr 1904, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Jan 1994, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1924  [1]
  Family ID	F3522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Robert B. Sewell,   b. 23 Oct 1926   d. 25 Apr 1991, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F11399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1927 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 17 Jul 1996 - Garland, Dallas County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated April 8, 1930 ED 202-21 SD 17 Sheet 2A Stamped 16 25-28 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 21, 1996, page 12 (Reliability: 3).