Benjamin Henry Payne

BENJAMIN HENRY PAYNE Benjamin Henry Payne, 90, resident of Bartlesville died Wednesday at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville following a short illness. Memorial Contributions may be made to: First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1136 Bartlesville, OK. 74005, or the American Diabetes Association, 6600 S. Yale Ave. Suite # 1310 Tulsa, OK. 74136-3346. Memorial Services for Mr. Payne will be on Monday February 13, at 11:00 A.M. on Monday at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Kevin Tully, pastor of the church officiating. Memorial Services and Cremation were under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Mr. Payne was born on June 2, 1921, at Kansas City, Missouri to Paul Presley and Ella M. (Beyen) Payne. He grew up and received his education at Elgin Kansas, graduating High School there with the Class of 1938. Following his graduation he worked in the CCC camps building roads in North Dakota and South Dakota for several years. He enlisted in the United States Army in the early 1940’s and served in the Philippines during World War II. Following his military service he attended the University of Tulsa, graduating there with a Bachelors degree in accounting. He began his work career with an Oil company in Kansas City for several years, until moving to McAlester, Oklahoma after receiving his Certified Public Accountant designation in 1960. He later worked as Controller for the Thompson Dairy from 1965-1968, and later as an Auditor for Prince George’s County Maryland, where he was employed until his retirement in 1982. Mr. Payne’s hobbies included coin collecting, basketball, fishing and boating, and were well know for writing editorials for the local papers including the Examiner Enterprise, Tulsa World, and the Daily Oklahoman. He also enjoyed organizing reunions and monthly luncheons for his “Elgin Bunch” Elgin Kansas Class of 1938. Mr. Payne is survived by his wife Gwendollen (Beaty) Payne of the home, one Grandson Matthew Joseph Payne of Oakland California, and by a brother Kenneth Payne of Brooksville Florida, and by two sisters; Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, and Mrs. Patsy Harp, both of Wichita, Kansas. PDF Printable Version

Benjamin Henry Payne

June 2, 1921 - February 8, 2012