Elva Payne

Featured in: June 2016

PAYNE — Elva (Wilson) Henderson, 101; born Dec. 9, 1914, Beach, N.D.; died Feb. 2, 2016, Wheeler, Ore. Surviving: daughter, Doris Ripley, Beaverton, Ore.; 6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

Elva's sister Elsie Payne died six days before. They were legends at the Gladstone (Ore.) Camp Meeting for over a half century.