| 1. |  Payne, Carmon Earl was born on 17 Apr 1921 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 16 Dec 2008 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: PAYN.C001
- _FGRAVE: 32226392
- Funeral: Clay City First Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
- Military Service: World War II, Staff Sergeant, Headquarters and Service Battery, 612th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm Pack Howitzer), United States Army
Notes:
Carmon Earl Payne, 87, of Clay City, died at 6:44 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at his residence.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at Clay City Baptist Church. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church with Rev. Brad Harris officiating. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery with full military rites performed by Clay City veterans. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Payne was born April 17, 1921, in Clay City, the son of Abner and Lillie Mae (Yauch) Payne. He married Doris Coulter on October 30, 1940.
He worked for Gulf Oil Company and later Pure Oil Company. He also owned and operated the Phillips 66 station in Clay City for many years. He worked for the Village of Clay City as superintendent of utilities for 28 years. In his retirement, Earl enjoyed camping, golfing, hunting and fishing. He was an avid sports fan. He was a member of Clay City Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon. He was also a U.S. Army veteran, a member of American Legion, and past member of Clay City Lions Club.
Mr. Payne is survived by his wife, Doris Payne, of Clay City; daughter, Marjorie Eckel and her husband, Dale, of Davisville, W.V.; son, Gary Payne and his wife, Jane, of Kinmundy; grandchildren, Matthew, Zachary and Krystal; step-grandchildren, Danielle, April and Kandi; great-grandchildren, Brandon and Blake; and step-great-grandchildren, Sierra and Victoria.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister; two brothers; and one grandson, Bryan Eckelberry.
Memorials may be made to Clay City Baptist Church.
Published Olney Daily Mail.
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 5, 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training, and qualified as a Scout, military occupational specialty 761. Departed the Continental U.S. on July 16, 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Headquarters and Service Battery, 612th Field Artillery Battalion (a 75mm Pack Howitzer Unit) operating in the China-Burma-India Theater. Participated in the Burma, Chiina, Central Burma and India-Burma Campaigns. Earned the Bronze Star Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on December 12, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2008985
Buried:
Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery with full military rites performed by Clay City veterans. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City is in charge of arrangements.
Lot 13 - Franklin - Row D - Sp. 3
Carmon married Coulter, Doris Marie on 30 Oct 1940. Doris (daughter of Coulter, Pearl C. and Shipman, Susie Francis) was born on 28 Oct 1922 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 Jan 2020 in Twin Willows Nursing Center, Salem, Marion County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Jan 2020 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1921 - 2008 (87 years)
Payne, M.S. 
(1.Carmon1)
