Bill Payne, 88 years young, of Friendship, MD passed away in the morning hours of September 12, 2017. He lived a long life full of love, family, hard work and great memories. Bill’s story starts in Memphis, TN on November 11, 1928. He was the eldest child of Henry and Clara Belle Payne. He was raised in the south until his parents moved to Washington, DC and gave Bill a little brother, Harvey. Bill met the love of his life at 16 while at backyard party in the summer of 1945. Her name is Pat but he called her Patsy. Four short months and one signed consent form later, 17 year old Bill married Patsy at the county court. From that point on, he went to work. Bill worked building houses. Bill worked driving a cab. Bill worked building boats and Bill worked at swooning Patsy. They built a street full of houses where they built their most prized project, their daughter, Vicki. They saved enough to do whatever they wanted but never spent a penny more than they had. Bill and Pat raised Vicki in Suitland and gave her hand in marriage to Jim Weaver, also of Suitland. With […]
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