Obituaries:  Dr. Delores Payne, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       P-500
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 22, 1992
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Dr. Delores Payne

  Services for former Northwestern State University faculty
member, Dr. Delores Payne, 72, were held Friday, Jan. 10, at 10
a.m., at the First Baptist Church in Natchitoches, with Dr.
Bradley Creed officiating. Graveside services were at 3:30 p.m.,
at the Crowville Masonic Cemetery in Crowville, La., under the
direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches.

  Dr. Payne died Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the Natchitoches Parish
Hospital, following a lengthy illness.

  A native of Alexandria, she earned her bachelors degree at
Louisiana College, and her master's degree at Northeast
Louisiana, before earning a doctorate at Northwestern. She was
the first woman to earn a doctorate at Northwestern.

  Louisiana College honored Dr. Payne as one of it's Distinguished
Alumni in 1982.

  A distinguished Louisiana educator, Dr. Payne spent 27 years in
elementary education in the Madison Parish, Monroe City School
Systems, before joining the Northwestern faculty in 1971. While
on the NSU faculty, Dr. Payne specialized in elementary
education. She was the author of numerous research articles on
the subjects of reading and individualized instruction. She also
served as director of NSU's reading lab.

  Dr. Payne gave many professional presentations, including ones
at the International Congress of Individual Instruction, and the
International Reading Association. She retired from NSU in 1984.

  In addition to her professional activities, Dr. Payne served the
community through a number of civic and cultural organizations,
including the Association for Preservation of Historical
Natchitoches, the Mental Health Association, PEO, the National
Society of Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution,
and the Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony. Dr. Payne was an
active member of the First Baptist Church of Natchitoches.

  Survivors include four sons, Howard Devone Payne Jr. of Little
Rock, Ark., Robert Charles Payne of West Monroe, Joe Beck Payne
of Natchitoches, and Andrew Barber Payne Sr. of Many; her mother,
D'Maris Beck of Alexandria; one sister, Lorena Beck Lymberis of
Alexandria; one brother, R. Lawrence Beck Sr. of Alexandria; 12
grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

  Pallbearers were George Luffey, Arnold Kilpatrick, Jimmy R.
"Chick" Childress, Joe Driskill, Sam Goodwin, Fabian Geisman,
Everett "Sleepy" Reynolds, and Jim Bruning.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Louisiana Baptist
Children's Home, P. O. Box 4196, Monroe, La. 71211, or to the
charity of your choice.