Memorials › Dr Russell Marion Payne
4 Jul 1875 – 11 Dec 1930
| Birth | 4 Jul 1875 |
| Death | 11 Dec 1930 |
| Cemetery | Sulphur Springs City Cemetery Sulphur Springs , Hopkins County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | C. C on 24 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27908544 |
His death certificate states he died on Dec 10, and was buried on Dec 11. The newspaper date Dec 11, states he was shot Thursday morning. Dec 11, 1930 WAS a Thursday.
Russell M Payne was the son of Francis Marion Payne and Mary Stephenson. He was a dentist. He was a murder victim. He was shot by his office assistant and secretary Mrs. Lydia Robinson. She was found guilty of his murder in Feb 1931, and received a 5 yr sentence. Her defense was that he had threatened her life. Trial testimony showed that there had been trouble between them previously.
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