Otto Limzie Payne;63;of 921 Oakland Ave.;Charleroi;died Sunday;Feb.23;1975;at 2:10 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Mr.Payne was born in Cross Plains;Tenn.;on Dec.21;1911;a son of the late Jessie and Lillie May Payne and had lived in the Charleroi area the past 50 years. A former employee of Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he retired Jan.30;1974;Mr.Payne was a member and trustee of the Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;past master of the Twin Lodge No.67;F&AM;past president of the 11th Masonic district;a member of the Sahara Temple No.2;Sahara Temple No.1 and the Mon Valley Shrine Club;the St.Cyprian Consistory No.4 STRS Valley of Pittsburgh and IBPOEW of Monessen. Mr.Payne is survived by his widow;Edith Payne;ond daughter;Mrs.Oscar (Rosetta) Pierce of Cleveland;Ohio;three sons;Otto Payne Jr.and Henry Payne;both of Charleroi;and Oliver Payne of Phoenix;Ariz.;one sister;Mrs.Levonia Moore of Gary;Ind.;one aunt;Chassie Richmond of Gary;Ind.;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.on Tuesay;Feb.25;1975 after which the body will be taken to the Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon at 2 p.m.on Wednesday;Feb.26;1975 where Masonic services will be conducted at 7 p.m.on Wednesday;Feb.26;1975. Funeral services will be held on Thursday;Feb.27;1975 at 11 a.m. with the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.

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