Joseph J. Payne
January 18, 1928 ~ January 23, 2014
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 10:00 AM in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Compton, MD with Father Tom Crowley officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD.
Joseph “Junior” Johnson Payne, Jr., 86 of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on January 23, 2014 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Born January 18, 1928 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Estelle C.V. Guy Payne, and Joseph Johnson Payne, Sr.
Junior is survived by his wife Louise Edith Farrell Payne, whom he married on May 2, 1948 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Compton, MD, siblings; Mary Rose Payne Burch (Norman) of Mechanicsville, MD, George “Buster” Payne of Mathias, WV, Estelle Payne Morgan of Mechanicsville, MD, Elizabeth J. Payne Lacey of Hollywood, MD, and J. Leroy Payne of Mechanicsville, MD, in addition to his parents Junior was preceded in death by his step-mother Genevieve B. Raley Payne, and a brother D. Alan Payne. Junior attended Margaret Brent High school; he served in the U.S. Army from March 27, 1946 to April 4, 1947, he was co-owner of J.J. Payne & Son Well Drilling. He enjoyed chocolate candy, ice cream, reading, and playing cards.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM with prayers recited at 7:00PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 10:00AM in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Father Tom Crowley officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronald Farrell, Gary Farrell, Dale Farrell, Steve Raley, David Farrell, and George Payne, Jr. . Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Gibson, Wade Mattingly, Jimmy Ryan, Francis Tippett, Norman Wathen, Arthur Farrell, John Henry Bond, and Robert Burch.
Contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Manor House Fund, 21370 Newtowne Neck Rd., Compton, MD 20627
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“Louise I’m So sorry for your loss may the peace of God be with you and your family”
“Louise and family: I am so sorry for your loss of Junior. He was a hard working man. He will be in my thoughts and prayers. Take Care.”
“”Sorry to hear of Mr. Payne’s passing……………”
“Dear Louise, I am so sorry to hear about the death of Junior. It was a pleasure to work with him and all of the Payne family so many years ago. A bond was built at that time and I have treasured our friendship ever since. May God bless you and help you get through this tough time and ease your pain. Love to you, Phil “
“Sorry to hear of Mr. Payne’s passing. He was a long time client of ours. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family.”
“Louise and the Payne Family, Thinking of you with deepest sympathy and hoping it provides you with comfort to know that others share in your sorrow. God Bless you all. “
“Louise words can not express the saddness of hearing of Junior’s passing. He was such a kind and funny man! He will truly be missed. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.”
“Louise and family, I am so sorry to hear of Junior’s death. He was a gentleman. I have many memories of him when he came to pick you up at the 5&10 when we were working there. He always came to our counters and held us in conversation(if we weren’t waiting on a customer) until it was time to close up and go home. God love you.”
“Aunt Weezie, we are so sorry for your loss. Uncle Junior was a great man and will forever be in our hearts! We pray that GOD will give you the strength to get through this difficult time. GOD Bless!”
“Louise, Our family was so fortunate to have you and “Mr. Jr.” as neighbors. The memories are precious treasures as you treated the six Raley boys as your own and you both were a great part of our childhood. You and Jr. were always there for our parents and that was always a great comfort. We will miss him but he will always be in our hearts.”
“Louise, as you and Junior moved in next to my parents over 65 years ago I am in a unique situation of being your neighbor twice. The first time from when I was born until I turned 21 and then fast forward to 2004 when I moved back into my parents home. I first got to know him when I was a child and he was a relatively young man and then I got to know him again up close when he was in his twilight years. As a youngster I observed “Mr. Junior” (as we Raley boys called him then) seemingly always available to help my Dad fix things whether it be on his old surface well, finding a part for an old lawn mower, creating parts from scratch if necessary,helping to fix our bikes, comparing notes with Dad on gardening, giving us Raley boys sodas from his old refrigerator on a hot summer day or to quickly summarize just being a very very good neighbor to our family. He was always busy…almost running most of the time whether he was drilling wells, doing things around his house, doing for others or his church. As “Junior” aged and all his hard work in his younger days started taking a toll on his body life got very tough on Junior. His mind still wanted him to go go go but his body said otherwise and he had a lot of difficulty dealing with that. I saw how hard he tried and tried but he just couldn’t many times but that did not stop him from trying. I witnessed and learned from a man over the years who had an amazing mind and many talents who deeply loved you Louise. Yes, Junior was very frugal almost to a fault, outspoken at times, never at a loss for words (to put it mildly) and when he was feeling good had quite a quick wit. Louise, if I might paraphrase what I heard you say about Junior some time ago “When Junior was born the mold was thrown away. There is only one Junior Payne.” My life has been enriched by knowing Junior and no doubt he is smiling down on you Louise still trying to remind you to “straighten this or straighten that”. Junior was somewhat of a perfectionist but that is another thing that made Junior Payne what he was. R.I.P “Mr. Junior”….With love from your neighbor, friend and buddy…Steve “
“Louise & family, We are so sorry to hear of Juniors passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless!”
“Louise and family, So sorry to hear of your loss. Praying for you and your family as you go through this difficult time. May he rest in peace!”
“Louise we are so sorry you have lost your loved one after being side-by-side for 65 plus years. Please know he is remembered with fondness. I always remember Junior wanting to lend a hand to help out with either grilling or some other chore to make our family picnics so memorable.”
“Louise and family, we are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you during this sad time. Junior was a true gentleman and will be missed by so many. May he rest in peace. Sincerely, Son and Elaine Wood”
“Louise & Family, Sorry to of Jr. Passing may he restin peace now.”
“We are so saddened to hear of Junior’s passing. I recall with great fondness of the times he came into the (old Maryland National) Bank. He never failed to brighten my day. And oh how he loved to tease. What a great man with a big heart. He will be missed. We pray that you will find comfort from your sorrows in the loving arms of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. “
“We just heard of Mr Payne’s passing, and we are so sorry we missed his prayers. He was such a neat man whom we respected immensely. Please accept our condolences, you are in our thoughts and prayers.”
“Louise and Family, We were sad to hear the news of Mr. Payne’s passing! As shown on here he was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all. We send our thoughts and prayers to all. Tommy and Rose Goldsborough “
“Louise and family, Junior and you are in my prayers. I always loved Junior’s laugh. I enjoyed being wih him since I started working at The Ben Franklin Store. I will remember him with love. Prayers are with you always.”
“I am so sorry to hear of Junior’s passing. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.”
“Mrs. Payne and family, I too have many fond memories of Mr. Payne. He was always so happy go lucky and will be missed by all that knew him. My thoughts and prayers are with you. “
“Louise and family, So sorry to hear of Junior’s passing..such a gentleman and a truly sweet man..praying for you and your family.. “
“louise,and family;so sorry to hear of about junior.”
“How saddened I was when I read that Junior had passed. What a dear man he was, always wore a smile that never faded. You would think he was just waiting to say hello to you. His many kindness toward my family were so appreciated. I know my Mom thought he belonged to her a well as you Louise. I love you both for all that you have done for the church, community and friends. The snow kept me away, but know that I am surely with you in spirit. I will send a stipend to St Francis’ Xavier Church. I know that is where his heart was – always. God bless you and know that you are in my prayers. “
“Mrs, Payne and family: We always admired Mr. Payne’s adoration to our Lord. He was so dedicated to his faith, family, and friends. What an example for all of us to follow in our daily lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May Mr. Payne receive his reward in heaven so that he may watch over and guide each and everyone of us.”
“Mr. Payne was a wonderful man and friend to so many. I recall his kindness to my parents and his quick smile and kind words whenever I saw him. Prayers and thoughts with Mrs. Payne and all his family. May God grant his soul eternal rest.”