Individual Details

Mary Florence Payne

(1 Nov 1916 - 28 Mar 1971)

Mary Florence Payne was born 1 November 1916 in Henry County, Iowa and died 28 March 1971. She married on 24 November 1945 to Robert E. Russell, son of Webb H. and M. Hazel (Patton) Russell. Mary was a nurse for 32 years. Robert died 6 March 1978. Both are buried in Forest Home Cemetery at Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa.

There were three (3) children born of the marriage.

Mount Pleasant News, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Thursday, April 1, 1971, Page 6, Col. 8: Funeral Services Held. Mary Florence Russell. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 31, for Mary Florence Russell at the First United Methodist Church at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Carl Wilson, pastor of the church, officiated. Mrs. Howard Messer was the organist. Members of the Henry County Nurses' Association were honorary bearers. The pallbearers were Edward Devinger, Miles, Rukgaber, Raymond Vandenberg, Harry Raines, Doyle Moxley and Delbert Foss. Interment was in the Forest Home cemetery.

Events

Birth1 Nov 1916Henry Co., Iowa
Marriage24 Nov 1945Robert E. Russell
Death28 Mar 1971Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa
BurialForest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseRobert E. Russell (1918 - 1978)
ChildRonald Allen Russell (1947 - )
ChildRandall Lee Russell (1950 - )
ChildRichard Patton Russell (1951 - 1951)
FatherRoy C. Payne (1888 - 1971)
MotherNellie Verda Miller (1891 - 1970)
SiblingDorothy Irene Payne (1913 - 1982)
SiblingMildred Frances Payne (1915 - 1976)
SiblingErma Virginia Payne (1918 - 1993)
SiblingGeraldine Verda Payne (1921 - 2009)
SiblingRosalie Marcella Payne (1922 - 2013)
SiblingJohn Dale Payne (1930 - )

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