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and Victoria Payne. He attended public schools in Morgan County, W.Va., graduating from Berkeley Springs
High School in 1951. He was a member of Trinity EUB Church in Berkeley Springs. Following this, he served
4 years in the U.S. Air Force. After his discharge, he enrolled in Otterbein College and Shenandoah College as
a pre-ministerial student transferring to Bridgewater College where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1962.
He then continued his education at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, where he received a Master
of Divinity degree in 1965. Doyle E. Payne married Carolyn Cook, daughter of Frank and Meryl Cook of near
Bridgewater, Va. Doyle and Carolyn have one son Christopher born in Mar. 21, 1963, in Sidney, Ohio. Rev.
Payne served as pastor of the Cedar Grove-Keezletown Charge, Aug. 1957 to Aug. 1959, and the Lacey
Spring-Mountain Valley Charge, Aug. 1959 to June 1962. While attending United Theological Seminary, he
served the Spring Creek United Church of Christ in Sidney, Ohio, June 1962 to June 1965. Rev. Payne was
ordained June 10, 1965, by Bishop J. Gordon Howard and became pastor of the Singers Glen Charge in June.
He stayed at Singers Glen until June 1968 at which time he moved to the Grove Street UMC in Petersburg,
W.Va., where he has been since. Rev. Payne has been chairman of the W.Va. Conf. Board of Evangelism
since 1969. He has been treasurer of the Northeastern Jurisdiction Board of Evangelism and Conference
Representative to the National Council of Evangelism since 1971. Rev. and Mrs. Payne often cooperated in
sharing church leadership duties as Mrs. Payne was a good worship leader and able church worker. She is
remembered for her innovative stories that were related on special Sundays. In Jan. 1994 he was pastor of
St. Paul’s UMC in Baltimore. In Feb. 2006 he conducted the grave-side service for Paul Morris at Mount Olivet
Cemetery in McGaheysville, Va. In Oct. 2010 he conducted the funeral of Milton Whitehair in Parkersburg,
W.Va. In 2012 Doyle was listed in the W.Va. Conference Journal as a retired elder in full connection, living in
Harrisonburg, Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 296]; [MacAllister 1976, p. 100, 109, which provided the middle picture];
and [WVAC 2012, p. 74] Grove Street UMC of Petersburg, W.Va., provided the picture at the left.
PAYNE: Frank Payne, an African-American, reported as pastor of Augusta Freedmen’s Mission (FM) in
1880; he began work in July, but as a result of the assignment of J. A. Evans as Missionary to Africa
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) and departure of Sep. 4, 1880, Rev. Payne then had charge of both Freedmen’s
Missions and continued through the next conference year. At the 1882 Conference, Rev. Payne reported for
the Augusta FM (there was no report from Harrisonburg FM). Both Missions were left unsupplied in 1882.
[Glovier 1965, p. 40]
PERRY: Jacob Perry was licensed to exhort at the Conference of 1829; nothing else is known.
[Funkhouser 1921, p. 240]
PERRY: John W. Perry was born at Chewsville, Md., in 1825, studied at Mount Pleasant College, and
joined conference in 1850, with Isaac K. Statton, and both were then licensed to preach. He was ordained
there in 1853. He transferred to the Parkersburg Conference in 1857 and remained there until 1889, when he
removed to Philadelphia to be with his son. Apparently, his first appointment was Winchester (with I. K.
Statton), 1850-51 (none of the appointments that year are given in the Minutes). It is recorded in Conference
Minutes that he served Hagerstown Circuit (with W. R. Coursey), 1851-52; Jackson Mission 1852-53; and
Hagerstown Circuit again, 1853-54. John W. Fulkerson relates that Isaac K. Statton: “was assigned to
Winchester circuit, which included 29 appointments scattered over the counties of Frederick, Morgan,
Berkeley, Clarke, and Warren. His colleague was John E. Perry, a most unpromising candidate, who had a
hard time getting into Conference, although it turned out there was no mistake in admitting him. Each of the
two men made a round every 5 weeks,68 meeting twice in every round at the house of Isaac Stanholtz, not far
from the Morgan line…. At night Perry preached to another crowded house a sermon that was excellent,
considering that at that time he was inexperienced, and uncouth and awkward in address. This time he won
the laurels and carried them away in glorious triumph. On this circuit Statton’s salary was $140, his
colleague’s $100. Yet they lived on what they received and were happy. Perry was a devout Christian, lived
an honored life, and died in old age at Philadelphia.” It seems likely that John E. and John W. are the same
person. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 77-78, 126, 142, 178, 257-259; see also 255-256, 265 (“J. Perry”)] and
[Glovier 1965, p. 89];
PETRY: Maurice D. Petry served Great Cacapon Circuit, 1948-53. Maurice D.
Petry (b. Sep. 1, 1908) died May 21, 1996, in Waynesboro. He is buried with his
wife Nannie Annie (Phillippe) Petry (1907-2004), born May 8, 1907, the daughter of
Ephraim Marion and Josie Catherine Phillippe, at Aug. Memorial Park in
Waynesboro. In 2004 the Petrys were survived by three sons, Marion J. Petry of
Moneta, James W. Petry of Stephenson, and Daniel M. Petry of Verona; two daughters, Catherine P. Beyeler of
Waynesboro and Ruth P. Reeves of Verona; two brothers, Wilmer Phillippe of Waynesboro and Paul Phillippe of
68 Minutes of the Conference of 1850 state that there were “Two charges have preaching every 3 weeks, seven charges
every 4 weeks.” Obviously, there was another with preaching every 5 weeks.
Biographical Sketches 111
and Victoria Payne. He attended public schools in Morgan County, W.Va., graduating from Berkeley Springs
High School in 1951. He was a member of Trinity EUB Church in Berkeley Springs. Following this, he served
4 years in the U.S. Air Force. After his discharge, he enrolled in Otterbein College and Shenandoah College as
a pre-ministerial student transferring to Bridgewater College where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1962.
He then continued his education at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, where he received a Master
of Divinity degree in 1965. Doyle E. Payne married Carolyn Cook, daughter of Frank and Meryl Cook of near
Bridgewater, Va. Doyle and Carolyn have one son Christopher born in Mar. 21, 1963, in Sidney, Ohio. Rev.
Payne served as pastor of the Cedar Grove-Keezletown Charge, Aug. 1957 to Aug. 1959, and the Lacey
Spring-Mountain Valley Charge, Aug. 1959 to June 1962. While attending United Theological Seminary, he
served the Spring Creek United Church of Christ in Sidney, Ohio, June 1962 to June 1965. Rev. Payne was
ordained June 10, 1965, by Bishop J. Gordon Howard and became pastor of the Singers Glen Charge in June.
He stayed at Singers Glen until June 1968 at which time he moved to the Grove Street UMC in Petersburg,
W.Va., where he has been since. Rev. Payne has been chairman of the W.Va. Conf. Board of Evangelism
since 1969. He has been treasurer of the Northeastern Jurisdiction Board of Evangelism and Conference
Representative to the National Council of Evangelism since 1971. Rev. and Mrs. Payne often cooperated in
sharing church leadership duties as Mrs. Payne was a good worship leader and able church worker. She is
remembered for her innovative stories that were related on special Sundays. In Jan. 1994 he was pastor of
St. Paul’s UMC in Baltimore. In Feb. 2006 he conducted the grave-side service for Paul Morris at Mount Olivet
Cemetery in McGaheysville, Va. In Oct. 2010 he conducted the funeral of Milton Whitehair in Parkersburg,
W.Va. In 2012 Doyle was listed in the W.Va. Conference Journal as a retired elder in full connection, living in
Harrisonburg, Va. [Glovier 1965, p. 296]; [MacAllister 1976, p. 100, 109, which provided the middle picture];
and [WVAC 2012, p. 74] Grove Street UMC of Petersburg, W.Va., provided the picture at the left.
PAYNE: Frank Payne, an African-American, reported as pastor of Augusta Freedmen’s Mission (FM) in
1880; he began work in July, but as a result of the assignment of J. A. Evans as Missionary to Africa
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) and departure of Sep. 4, 1880, Rev. Payne then had charge of both Freedmen’s
Missions and continued through the next conference year. At the 1882 Conference, Rev. Payne reported for
the Augusta FM (there was no report from Harrisonburg FM). Both Missions were left unsupplied in 1882.
[Glovier 1965, p. 40]
PERRY: Jacob Perry was licensed to exhort at the Conference of 1829; nothing else is known.
[Funkhouser 1921, p. 240]
PERRY: John W. Perry was born at Chewsville, Md., in 1825, studied at Mount Pleasant College, and
joined conference in 1850, with Isaac K. Statton, and both were then licensed to preach. He was ordained
there in 1853. He transferred to the Parkersburg Conference in 1857 and remained there until 1889, when he
removed to Philadelphia to be with his son. Apparently, his first appointment was Winchester (with I. K.
Statton), 1850-51 (none of the appointments that year are given in the Minutes). It is recorded in Conference
Minutes that he served Hagerstown Circuit (with W. R. Coursey), 1851-52; Jackson Mission 1852-53; and
Hagerstown Circuit again, 1853-54. John W. Fulkerson relates that Isaac K. Statton: “was assigned to
Winchester circuit, which included 29 appointments scattered over the counties of Frederick, Morgan,
Berkeley, Clarke, and Warren. His colleague was John E. Perry, a most unpromising candidate, who had a
hard time getting into Conference, although it turned out there was no mistake in admitting him. Each of the
two men made a round every 5 weeks,68 meeting twice in every round at the house of Isaac Stanholtz, not far
from the Morgan line…. At night Perry preached to another crowded house a sermon that was excellent,
considering that at that time he was inexperienced, and uncouth and awkward in address. This time he won
the laurels and carried them away in glorious triumph. On this circuit Statton’s salary was $140, his
colleague’s $100. Yet they lived on what they received and were happy. Perry was a devout Christian, lived
an honored life, and died in old age at Philadelphia.” It seems likely that John E. and John W. are the same
person. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 77-78, 126, 142, 178, 257-259; see also 255-256, 265 (“J. Perry”)] and
[Glovier 1965, p. 89];
PETRY: Maurice D. Petry served Great Cacapon Circuit, 1948-53. Maurice D.
Petry (b. Sep. 1, 1908) died May 21, 1996, in Waynesboro. He is buried with his
wife Nannie Annie (Phillippe) Petry (1907-2004), born May 8, 1907, the daughter of
Ephraim Marion and Josie Catherine Phillippe, at Aug. Memorial Park in
Waynesboro. In 2004 the Petrys were survived by three sons, Marion J. Petry of
Moneta, James W. Petry of Stephenson, and Daniel M. Petry of Verona; two daughters, Catherine P. Beyeler of
Waynesboro and Ruth P. Reeves of Verona; two brothers, Wilmer Phillippe of Waynesboro and Paul Phillippe of
68 Minutes of the Conference of 1850 state that there were “Two charges have preaching every 3 weeks, seven charges
every 4 weeks.” Obviously, there was another with preaching every 5 weeks.
Biographical Sketches 111
