Background
Payne, Norvel Leon was born on December 26, 1925 in Cedar Vale, Kansas, United States. Son of Orval Smith and Clara Faye (French) Payne.
Payne, Norvel Leon was born on December 26, 1925 in Cedar Vale, Kansas, United States. Son of Orval Smith and Clara Faye (French) Payne.
Student, Ottawa University, 1946.
Fabricator, machinist, Beech Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1949-1952; machinist, Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, 1952-1953; equipment engineer, Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, 1953-1960; machine tool sales engineer, Haman Machinery Corporation, Kansas City, Missoury, 1960-1966; machine tool sales engineer, Rockmont Machine Tool, Inc., Denver, 1966-1972; manufacturing engineer, Gates Learjet Corporation, Wichita, 1972-1985; director projects, H & H Parts Company Inc., Wichita, 1985-1987; senior manufacturing engineer, Dee Howard Company, San Antonio, 1987-1995. Ind.mfg./industrial engineering consultant. Conductor training classes and seminars mfg.techniques, Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing sytems.
Director machining olympics V.I.C.A., Kansas, 1979-1984. Board directors Vocational Industrial Clubs American, Kansas chapter, 1982-1984. Member Society Manufacturing Engineers (senior manufacturing engineer).
Married Patricia Anne Orand, January 20, 1950. Children: Dennis Leon, Terri Lynn, David Joe, Leisa Leanne, Montie Lee (deceased).