Two of Earnest's sisters were building a fire in the wood stove when the toddler got too close. His clothes caught fire and he was severely burned. The child died later that day.∼According to his niece:
Two of Earnest's sisters were building a fire in the wood stove when the toddler got too close. His clothes caught fire and he was severely burned. The child died later that day.
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According to this contributor's mother who is a granddaughter of Daniel B. Payne (Earnest's father):
"Uncle Bolton (Earnest's brother) said where Earnest is buried is located near the church but out in the woods, going down beside the original Liberty Church meeting house (destroyed by the tornado of April 27 2011). There is an old road bed there, but he (Uncle Bolton)was unable to find the grave again when he went to locate it again for marking. (it is not inside Liberty's current cemetery.)
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A cenotaph was placed in the current cemetery November 17 2016 by his great niece, J. A. Mills, with the help of Paul RouLaine, Jim & Betty Crowder, Amy Smithson and David RouLaine. Without these wonderful friends, Earnest's resting place would be lost to history.
The marker is placed in memory between the graves of Jeremiah & Elizer Lina Seale and Jessie and Kizzie Seale.
Two of Earnest's sisters were building a fire in the wood stove when the toddler got too close. His clothes caught fire and he was severely burned. The child died later that day.∼According to his niece:
Two of Earnest's sisters were building a fire in the wood stove when the toddler got too close. His clothes caught fire and he was severely burned. The child died later that day.
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According to this contributor's mother who is a granddaughter of Daniel B. Payne (Earnest's father):
"Uncle Bolton (Earnest's brother) said where Earnest is buried is located near the church but out in the woods, going down beside the original Liberty Church meeting house (destroyed by the tornado of April 27 2011). There is an old road bed there, but he (Uncle Bolton)was unable to find the grave again when he went to locate it again for marking. (it is not inside Liberty's current cemetery.)
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A cenotaph was placed in the current cemetery November 17 2016 by his great niece, J. A. Mills, with the help of Paul RouLaine, Jim & Betty Crowder, Amy Smithson and David RouLaine. Without these wonderful friends, Earnest's resting place would be lost to history.
The marker is placed in memory between the graves of Jeremiah & Elizer Lina Seale and Jessie and Kizzie Seale.
Family Members
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Bishop Marvin Payne
1886–1967
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Minnie Mae Payne Davis
1888–1982
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Martha E "Mattie" Payne Terry
1889–1993
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Bolton Samuel Payne
1894–1988
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Pvt Joseph Sylvester Payne
1896–1918
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Mary Lee Alzadia Payne Yeager
1897–1992
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Willard Blackburn Payne
1899–1990
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Lillie Idell Payne Thigpen
1900–1984
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Dolsen William "Doc" Payne
1901–1984
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Winfred Rodolph Payne
1903–1953
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Dewey Adolph Payne
1904–1963
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Vera Jane Payne Phares
1906–1990
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Daniel Boyd Payne
1909–1913
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