A-7(6)

WILLIAM GROVER PAYNE AND GROVE PHELPS WERE RIDING IN THE BACK OF A TRAILER GOING HOME FROM SCOUT CAMP. THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED BEHIND A CAR. GOING AROUND A CORNER THE TRAILER JACK-KNIFED AND BOTH THE CAR AND THE TRAILER JUST ABOUT TIPPED OVER. BOTH BOYS WERE THROWN OUT OF THE TRAILER. GROVER HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK ON THE ROAD AND DIED. ADA SAID THAT SHE HAD A FEELING THAT SHE WOULD NOT RAISE HIM(GROVER) TO MATURITY.(B10)

WORLD WAR II HIT THE PAYNE FAMILY. THE DRAFT LAWS REQUIRED MEN 26 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. ELWOOD, JUNIOR AND KENNETH WERE ALL SERVING. ADA HELPED ORGANIZE THE WAR MOTHER'S AND A BIG PROJECT WAS TO CLEAN UP THE CEMETARY.(B10)

ADA WAS ADMIRED FOR HER CREAMY COLOR AND FINE TEXTURED SKIN. SHE MADE SAFETY-PIN RUGS. TO HER CHURCH SERVICE WAS A PRIORITY. SHE NEVER DID LEARN TO DRIVE A CAR.(BIO)

NEPHI DIED OF GANGRENE POISONING CAUSED BY A RUPTURED APPENDIX. AFTER NEPHI'S DEATH ADA SOLD THE HOUSE TO THEIR SON WILFORD WALTER (BILL). ADA SMART PAYNE THEN MOVED TO A-10. BILL AND EDITH HELPED HER WITH HER UTILITIES, HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES AND GROCERIES.(BIO)

ADA SMART PAYNE

NEPHI & ADA PAYNE