Background
Payne, Beulah Ellen was born on October 23, 1926 in Bedford, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Johnson E. and Mary Odell (Bowman) Penn.
education center administrator
Payne, Beulah Ellen was born on October 23, 1926 in Bedford, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Johnson E. and Mary Odell (Bowman) Penn.
Student, Roanoke College. Associate of Arts in Early Childhood, Virginia Western College. Certified in child care, Center Virginia Community College.
Director, teacher Total Action Against Poverty, Roanoke, Virginia, 1966-1972. Director center Bedford Head Start Program, since 1972.
Treasurer United Way, 1972-1973. Project chairman Keep Bedford Beautiful, 1979-1984. Founder Black History Museum.
Member Bedford Housing Authority Commission, since 1980, Democratic Committee, Voters League, since 1966, Youth Organization NAYCE, since 1972. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (secretary Bedford chapter since 1982). Clubs: Good News (Bedford).
Lodges: Order Eastern Star (past matron).
Married William Emanuel Payne, August 26, 1948. Children: Gerard E., Lucinda P. Reid.