Name:  NAOMI FRANCES PAYNE

Date of Birth:  6 November 1959

 Birth Location: Bunbury, Western Australia            

Date of Death: 28 September 1975

Age: 15 years 10 months

Death Location: Vehicle accident, Donnybrook, Western Australia

Date of Burial:  2 October 1975

Denomination: Anglican B

Row/Grave:  Row 10. Grave # 117

Grave Transcription: 

                                                            IN LOVING MEMORY OF

                                                  NAOMI FRANCES & PAULINE GAIL

                                                                             PAYNE

                                              ACCIDENTLY KILLED 28 .9.1975.  AGED 15.

                                                               LOVED DAUGHTERS OF

                         MARGARET (DEC) & GEORGE (DEC)              BERYL & GEORGE

                                            SISTER OF 12.                                  LOVED SISTER OF

                                                           DIANNE, LAUREL & CHRISTINE

Father:  George Edward Payne 1V. Born 8 June 1894 Wellington District, Western Australia. Died 26 June 1974 at Capel, Western Australia.

Mother: Margaret Florence (Doyle) Payne. Born 14 September 1915 at Boulder, Western Australia.  Died 7 August 1975 at Capel Western Australia.  Married 1937.

Grandparents (father): George William Frederick Payne 111.  Born C1869 at Capel, Western Australia. Died C1953 Wellington District, Western Australia and Mary Ann Capewell. Nee Jackson. Born C1869 at Mowingup, Western Australia. Died 22 July 1960 Sussex District, Western Australia.

Grandparents(mother): Willie Herbert Doyle. Born 11 February 1884 at Kadina, South Australia. Died Wellington District, Western Australia 9 October 1963 and Ethel Bromilow. Born 22 April 1892 Wellington district, Western Australia. Died 8 November 1970 at Capel, Western Australia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Siblings:

Keith Payne. Born 19 September 1939.  Died 27 January 1941 – aged 1 year 4 months

Rodney Payne.  Born 12 February 1941.

Ethel Jean (Scott) Payne.  Born 19 September 1942

Douglas Raymond Payne.  Born 28 January 1944.

Peter Edward Payne.  Born 17 August 1945.  Died 29 June 1949.  3 years 10 months

Wendy Christine (Myles) Payne.   Born 19 January 1947

Valma Mary (Ivory) Payne.  Born 10 December 1948.

Norman Charles Payne.  Born 2 November 1951.  Died 30 August 2001.

Margaret Joan (Savickis) Payne.  Born 29 November 1952.

Janet Ruth (Smith) Payne.  Born 20 March 1954

Helen Joy (Dobbyn) Payne.  Born 2 August 1966.

Occupation:  Student

Their Story 

Naomi was the last child of 13 born in Capel to George Payne IV and Margaret Florence Doyle.

She lived with the family on the family farm Goodwood Rd, Capel, Western Australia.

She attended Capel Primary School, then Donnybrook High School and was attending the Bunbury Tafe.

Her life was cut short in September 1975 along with 5 other young people, one of which was her Niece Pauline Gail Payne.

Story written by Beryl Payne and Monica Potter for the CDCP website.

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