| Name |
Payne, Betty June |
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Betty June (Payne) Henderson (1925-2013)
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| Birth |
25 Jun 1925 |
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
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1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 02a
1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 04, page 02a
The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. |
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1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a
1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 05a |
| Reference Number |
PAYN.B003 |
| _FGRAVE |
120481328 |
| Death |
15 Nov 2013 |
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [1] |
- Betty June Payne Henderson, 88, passed away peacefully at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, in her home with her loving family at her side.
Born June 24, 1925, in Clay City, Ill., she was the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Payne and Mary Etta Provance Payne.
On Dec. 24, 1948, at the Fifth Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Ill., she married the love of her life, Floyd E. Henderson. He preceded her in death in August of 2005. This year on Christmas Eve the couple will celebrate their "special" 65th wedding anniversary in heaven "together again".
Betty's family includes Vickie ; Cynthia ; Judith ; Pamela ; Lory ; Lisa ; and Linda ; grandchildren:and great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Ben and Mary Payne; siblings: Warren Payne, Stella Winkler, Mary Cox and Mayme Payne; husband, Floyd; daughter, Cynthia Lynn Henderson; great-granddaughter, Ella Morgan; and son-in-law, William "Bill" Matlack.
Betty graduated from Clay City High School. With her dear sister, Stella, Betty moved to the Springfield area in 1943 and joined the Army Cadet Nursing Corps. She attended Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1946. That year the nursing "Class of '46" moved into the newly renovated facility in its current location. Betty loved her nursing career at Memorial working from 1946 until 1964. From 1964 until her return to Memorial in 1979 Betty held the position of Director of Nursing at several area nursing homes. In 1979 Betty returned to Memorial working in the Department of Psychiatry until her retirement in 1990. She was a member of Woodside Methodist Church and held memberships in the American Business Women's Association and the Disabled American Veterans.
Betty enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling the country with Floyd in their RV, visiting family from the Carolinas to Arizona and all points between, family gatherings at their cottage on Lake Petersburg and playing (aka cheating) at Rummikub or Scrabble with her grandchildren.
Betty was passionate about nursing and giving of herself to others. She influenced her daughters, Lory and Lisa, nieces, Connie and Cheryl (Wink), granddaughter, Jamie, and many others to choose nursing as a profession. Betty was a role model and mentor to generations of nurses. Betty opened her heart and even her home to shelter many over the years. Her legacy was finding good in all people.
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
.Published in The State Journal-Register on Nov. 18, 2013
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| _MEMR |
19 Nov 2013 |
Boardman-Smith Funeral Chapel, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [1] |
| Military Service |
World War II, Army Nursing Corps, United States Army [1] |
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United States Army
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United States Army Nurse Corps
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a… |
| Burial |
19 Nov 2013 |
Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [4] |
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Headstone, Henderson, Betty J.
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Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
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| Person ID |
I570 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants |
| Last Modified |
30 Jan 2024 |
Family  |
Henderson, Floyd Eugene, b. 6 Jul 1919, Virginia, Cass County, Illinois d. 22 Aug 2005, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Dec 1948 |
Fifth Presbyterian Church , Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [1, 5] |
| Age at Marriage |
She : 23 years and 6 months - He : 29 years and 5 months. |
| Children |
| > | 1. Henderson, Vickie Lee |
| > | 2. Henderson, Judith Lynn |
| > | 3. Henderson, Pamela Lynn |
| > | 4. Henderson, Lory Lynn |
| > | 5. Henderson, Lisa Lynn |
| > | 6. Henderson, Linda |
| | 7. Henderson, Cynthia Lynn, b. 1950, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 1958, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 8 years) |
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| Family ID |
F599 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1925 - 2013 (88 years)
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