I t,ug J2 95 J 19 ev. Walter Payne GASTONIA - Rev. Walter Flay Payne Sr., 70, 3618 Gaston - Day School Road, died August 11, 1995, at home. He was a native of Cleveland County; son I of the late I Hunter and Essie Carroll Payne;, retired Southern Baptist 'minister; attended Gardn e r -Web b and Payne stone Lime- Colleges, graduated from Southeastern Theological Seminary, Wake Forest; organized and pastored Faith Baptist Church, 12 years; pastored Glenwood- Baptist Church, served as moderator of the Blue Ridge Baptist Association, two years; began' Baptist ministry Church, at Fairview 1968, retired in 1989; certified instructor for Evangelism Explosion,' taught classes for more than 15 years; Navy and Merchant Marine veteran.: SURVIVORS: Wife, Sue I Barrett Payne; daughter and son-in-law, Wanda P. and Michael D. Briggs Sr., Gastonia; son and daughter-in-law, Walter F. and Julia Lee H. Payne, Gastonia; grandchildren, Stephanie C. Lawrence, Columbia, S.C., Emily H. and Joshua B. Payne, Michael D. Briggs Jr., : Gastonia, Mark A. Briggs, I Charleston, S.C. " FUNERAL: 4, p.m. Sunday,' i Parkwood Baptist Church" Revs. Ned Matthews, Carroll Lawrence, Jack Bryant, Drs.' Harry Schutte, Leon Smith BURIAL: Gaston Memorial. Park PALLBEARERS: Howard; Kanipe, Rev. Andy Broughton" John Eudy, Ernest Nations.j Mike and Michael Sherman Elmore, Parks Stiles H 0 NOR A R V PAL L, "I BEARERS: Deacons of church-" es pastored by Rev. Payne and I fellow ministers ' VISITATION:' '7~9.. :~to~igltt/:,mclean & Son, Funeral Home';"~ other times atthe home'~:,,,)p..i"'!, MEMORIALS: Hospice:' 'of:. Gaston County, P.O. _Box - 3984,, Gastonia 28053.
GASTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 1995 MINUTES IN MEMORY OF WALTER FLAY PAYNE Rev. Payne accepted Christ as personal Saviour in December, 1949. Payne accepted the call to Ministry in 1950 and ordained in 1951. He organized a mission church, Faith Baptist, sponsored by Second Baptist, Kings Mountain. Payne attended Gardner-Webb and Limestone Colleges and graduated from Southeastern Seminary in 1959. He pastored in Blue Ridge Association until 1968, beginning in 1963. During this time the church experienced growth in unity; in conversions and baptisms. In 1968 he accepted the call to Fairview Baptist Church in Gastonia and pastored there until 1989. His commitment was to evangelism, prayer, and shepherding his "flock". Rev. Payne became a certified instructor for "Evangelism Explosion" and taught this course at Fairview and other churches. Flay's commitment to sharing the Gospel took him into the community, participating in several crusades and Kenya with missionaries. Five young men accepted the call to go into full-time ministry from Fairview Church. Payne retired his Bibles and New Testaments after becoming so worn they were no longer usable and as he wrote, "Retired, after being used to help and bless many for our Lord - salvation, comfort, counsel, strength, guidance and in eve,y way." (3/19/72) Payne was characterized by the phrase, "prayer warrior". He prayed daily for church members and special needs and concerns he had marked in his alphabetized prayer book. Payne was known for his pastoral care. He emanated a caring and sincere spirit. Many comments have been shared about his qualities, a faithful servant, a shepherd, preacher, teacher, listener, friend, and a person who made the poorest and weakest of man feel as important and strong as the wealthiest and mighty. Dr. John C. McGill, a family friend, stated simply, "We lost a good one, didn't we". He is survived by his wife, Sue B. Payne; daughter, Wanda P. Briggs and family; and son, Walter F. Payne, Jr., and family. 1 Page 2
CLIPPING SERVICE 1115 HILLSBORO RALEIGH, NC 27603 ~lf:sf1!2079 GASTONIA. N. C. SUN: 43.'97 ill time.pastor dies of cancer" Preacher helped people for 35' years' in area churches' By Chris Hagen, Gazette Staff Reporter j', Wanda P. Briggs; and a son, Walter F. Payne Jr.... As a husband, he allowed ' Mrs. Payne to follow her dream, which led her to become the executive director of Hillhaven Health Care. ' " Fellow pastor and next door neighbor Leon Smith said he 'GASTONIA - He's,reme- was a good, preacher. "But mbered as a mentor, a pastor, more than that, he cared about and most of all, a gentle caring. people," he said.. person who brought out the "I considered him a mentor," best in people. said Smith, pastor of First Rev. Walte.l:..:. Flay- PaVne,70;--,Baptist Church+-,~, 3618 Gaston Day School Road, Don Conrad Sr. and his son died Friday, after a bitter fight attended Fairview Baptist with bone cancer. "i~''''''' Church ~nile. Payne led the Payne founded. Faith Baptist congregation. Payne performed Church in Kings Mountain in.conrad's daughter's wedding, 1954, preached.at.. Glenwood' 1" and he was also ~here. when Baptist Church from 1966-1968,'}t~ sh,~ died" Conrad s~ld... I and -,continued -his calling at I don t know If,you could I' Fairview Baptist Church until look the, worl.d?,ver. a~d find ~.retiring in 1989.. ". 1 I another l!ke him, he said.. ' ', i j "He. would minister Ito the.~onrad s son, Don Co~rad J~., ~.sick, he visited homes, he even visited ~ayne several times m took kids to camp,".said his. th~ hospttat., I... I, '. wife of 45 years, Sue Barrett. ~ve~ though h~, was SUff~[- i Payne. mg, said Conrad,,,?e was "q~- "I'. t. hi I. er one to complam.. -rr i\..,. m go.mg 0 miss IS ~ent e. Now, Conrad is a youth PClAs~lle:,.his pretty. _e~~s, she. tor at New Hope._Baptist :t; s~ld. I J ~e. ~vas so kind., : :Church, and he said, he ;q,~es ', 'i ith~, father of two made s~re, his decision to Payne....f.. ': t1.s kids never left home, Wlt~-,"He helped. me," he ~. out a wor~ of prayer. HIS "Now r want to give a pal't!~f leaves behind a daughter, myself back to the church." :, - -- --._ ----'--, --_
HISTORY OF BLUE RIDGE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 50 YEARS ---1929-1979 by Millard F. Hall, Historian 1970-1978. Presently he is pastor of First Baptist Church, Red Springs, N.C. He served on the General Board, Baptist State Convention of N.C. 1962-1965; Program Chairman, Jacksonville Baptist Association, 1968; Moderator, Sandy Run Baptist Association, Forest City, N.C. 1973-1974; Trustee, Gardner-Webb College, 1974-1978; Member Presidential Search Committee, Gardner-Webb College, 1976; Member of Executive Committee and Chairman of Curriculum Committee, Gardner-Webb College, 1975; Vice- President, Thermal Belt Baptist Youth Shelter, Forest City, 1974. L.W. CAIN Moderator 1965-1966 (Picture not available) L.W. Cain was born and reared in Eastern North Carolina. He served as Public School Teacher and for a number of years as Principal of Casar High School in Cleveland County. He served as Chaplain in the U.S. Army during World War II in 1941-1946 and served in the Korean War 1949-1954. He attended Wake Forest College and Southern Baptist Seminary. Rev. Cain has pastored the following churches: Mt. Olive (two pastorates), Fairview, Glen Alpine (two pastorates), Hopewell, Carpenter's Grove, East Marion, and Chapel Hill in the Blue Ridge Association, and Temple Baptist Church. He also taught at Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. Since retirement he has served the following churches as Interim Pastor: Faith, Bessemer City; Nebo, Bethel, East Marion in the Blue Ridge Association; Silver Chapel, Pleasant Ridge, Mt. Lebanon, Glen Alpine, Camp Creek and Fairview. He served as Clerk of the Blue Ridge Association in 1963-1964. / WALTER F. PAYNE, SR. Moderator 1966-1967 Walter F. Payne, Sr. was born February 9. 1925 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He is married to Mrs. Sue Barrette Payne. They have two children, Wanda and Walter. He was licensed in 1950 by the Second Baptist Church in Kings Mountain; later called and ordained by Faith Baptist Church in the same city. He was educated at Gardner-Webb and Limestone Colleges and Southeastern Seminary. He has served as pastor at Faith Church of Kings Mountain, Glenwood of McDowell County and Fairview of Gastonia, his current pastorate.
Rev. Walter Payne Fairview Baptist Get ew Po'stor The Rev. Walter Flay Payne of Marion will begin his duties 7 as pastor of Fairview Church. pas tor of Glenwood Church, Marion, he sue- Rev. A. K. Cheek who due to bad health. Inpastor has been the Rev. Little of Alexis. Gardner-Webb CoI- Limestone College, he his B.D. degree from Southeastern Theological Semi- For 12 years he was pasof Faith Baptist Church,. Mountain. In his second as moderator of the Blue Baptist Association, he serving as Training directors for Region 8. minister is married to Sue Barrett of Cleve- County. Their two children Wanda Sue, 16, who will Elizabeth City Advance Fayetteville Observer Gastonia Gazette Goldsboro Ne-ws- Argus Greensboro Daily News Greensboro Record enroll as a junior at Hunter Huss, and Walter Flay Payne Jr., who wil lattend Rhyne Elementary School. The Paynes will be at at 1108 W. Davidson Ave. Tuesday. ~ DEC 3 1 1967