Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Payne, Benny Walter April 6, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 9, 2006
    Benny Walter Payne, 90, of The Dalles, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at a 
local hospital.
     He was born, the eighth of thirteen children, to Benjamin Franklin Payne 
and Minnie Mae (Ashley) Payne, in Grass Valley on June 8, 1915. He grew up in 
Grass Valley, and graduated from Grass Valley High School in 1935. He then 
joined the Army, and served in World War II, and received the Bronze Star, and 
a Purple Heart. He returned to Grass Valley, and owned and operated a wheat 
farm. He married Laverne (Cross) Payne in Goldendale, Wash., in 1947. He moved 
to The Dalles in 1978.
     He was a member of The American Legion, and the Sherman County Historical 
Society. He enjoyed farming, traveling, hunting, fishing on the Deschutes 
River, playing any type of card games, and cribbage.
     He is survived by his two sisters, Gladys Fulkerson of The Dalles and 
Doris Twiggs of Spokane; brother Frank Payne of Florence; and numerous nieces 
and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife.
     A viewing-visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 
10, 2006, at Spencer Libby, and Powell Funeral Home.
     A funeral service will be held at Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home 
on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 11 a.m., with graveside services immediately 
following at the IOOF ThreeMile Cemetery, with Spencer, Libby, and Powell 
Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
     Donations in his memory may be made to the Sherman County Historical 
Society, 200 Dewey Street, Moro, Oregon 97039.

Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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