Hudson and Payne Family Update

Buddy and Martha Payne grandchild and son of Phil and Sue Leach, Don Leach, is the recently elected Winn Parish police juror for this area.  Don's great-grandfather, Dr. I.B. Payne, served in this same role as a police juror in the 1870s.

Steve Payne has been the outdoor and environment correspondent and doing a monthly column for the Piney Woods Journal over the past year.  The monthly newspaper serves the timber and logging industry and is published in Winnfield.  The editor of the PWJ is Tom Kelly, a veteran newspaper man and cousin of Clomer Kelly, deceased, who married Ollie Payne, daughter of Buddy and Martha Payne. 

In memoriam for 2016:

Marilyn Conner -- Brax Payne family branch
Ina Payne -- wife of Dr. J. Paul Payne, deceased a few years ago

                 Info on the Payne - Foster Reunion 2016

The 2016 Payne-Foster Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10:00am until later in that afternoon.  Please check your schedule, try to attend, and bring a covered plate dish to the Hudson Community Center for this long-held family tradition.

We're expecting a larger turnout for this Payne-Foster Reunion than in 2015 when we had 18 folks attending, due to the related Buddy and Martha Payne Reunion that will also be meeting that weekend.  The Buddy and Martha Payne Reunion, held in even-numbered years, will start Friday evening (21^st) at the Dodson Fish Restaurant and run through Saturday night.  The Saturday time slot from 10am to about 2pm or so will be devoted to getting together with the broader set of kin who attend the annual Payne-Foster Reunion. The agenda for the annual Payne-Foster Reunion will feature a cover-dish lunch set for about 12:00 noon on Saturday with a business meeting and door prizes afterward. 

Our reunion president for 2016 is Patsy Sharp.  Chester Hemperley is vice-president, and Steve Payne is secretary.  If you have questions or need information about this year’s reunion, please contact Steve at the addresses or numbers below:

113 Sanro Rd., Lafayette, LA  70507    [337-896-6888 (home) or 478-451-9847 (cell)]       steve-payne1@live.com