OBIT: John Howard "Yankee" PAYNE, 2005, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA

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JOHN HOWARD "YANKEE" PAYNE 

  John Howard "Yankee" Payne, 61, of Highway 22, County Line, Mount 
Union, died at his residence Sunday, December 18, 2005.
  He was born June 26, 1944 at Canonsburg, Washington Co., a son of 
Russell J. and Helen A. (Carper) Payne.
  He is survived by a daughter Tina Snyder of Mount Union; sons James 
and Russell Payne of Shade Gap and Shawn Prough of Shade Gap; a 
grandson John H. Payne, III and his mother Amy Breon of Tipton and five 
other grandchildren. Also, three brothers and one sister, Richard C. 
"Duce" Payne of Huntingdon, Russell J. "Buck" Payne, Jr. of Mount 
Union, Elwood C. Payne of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Georgia Garlock of 
Mapleton Depot, his longtime companion Barbara Stamm of Tyrone and 
several nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by a son John H. Payne, Jr. and a brother 
Joseph H. Payne, Sr.
  He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era. He was a 
motorcycle and Harley-Davidson enthusiast and a member of various 
motorcycle clubs in the area.
  Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 8 p.m. 
at the Derman Funeral Home, Inc., Tyrone, with Pastor David Bailey 
officiating. Interment will be at Eastlawn Cemetery, Snyder Township.
  Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
  In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the 
family and would be appreciated, c/o Georgia Garlock, P.O. Box 73, 
Mapleton Depot, Pa. 17052.  

Tyrone Daily Herald, December 20, 2005