Name: Edward Ambrose Payne, Sr.

                         Branch of Service: U.S. Navy

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                         Dates of Service: 12/7/1942-12/5/1945

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Edward Ambrose Payne, Sr., was born on March 2, 1922, in Fluvanna County, Virginia; he was the son of George Benton Payne (1887-1932) and Lavina Harrison (McGraw) Payne (1881-1954).  Edward married Margaret Emma Turner (1922-1966), and after her passing, he married secondly, Julia (Childress) Davis on September 21, 1968, in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Edward Ambrose Payne, Sr., passed away on June 27, 1982, in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is buried in Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Virginia.