Background
Payne, Pauline Maria was born on May 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Daughter of Elder and Lucille Miller Brown.
Payne, Pauline Maria was born on May 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Daughter of Elder and Lucille Miller Brown.
Diploma, Phillips Hospital School Nursing, 1947.
Staff nurse Homer G. Phillips Hospital, St. Louis, 1947—1949, clinical instructor medical ward, 1949—1952. Staff nurse Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital, 1954—1972. Retired, 1972.
Chairman Review John & Regina Nance Memorial Scholar Fund, St. Louis, 1986—1996. Member of American Nurses Association, Black Nurses Association Greater St. Louis (treasurer 1985-1989), National Black Nurses Association.
Married Wardell Clark Payne, September 30, 1950 (deceased November 1962). Children: Sandra Michele, William Michael.