Wayne Galen Beecher Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 714 N. 18th St., Harrisburg, PA on 23 Jul 1922 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²

2. Newspaper: Evening News: "Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Beecher, 714 North Eighteenth street, have announced the birth of a son, Wayne Beecher, July 23, 1922.", 2 Aug 1922, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²

3. Census in 1930 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. ¹² The 1930 census recorded Samuel M. Beecher, 40, living with wife Emma J., 39; son Samuel M. Beecher Jr., 14; daughter Margaret W., 10; son Wayne G., 7; son Donald E., 4; and daughter Jean L., 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Evening News: photo of Pvt. Wayne G. Beecher, 7 Apr 1943, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹³ Pvt. Wayne G. Beecher, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Beecher, 607 Sixteenth street, New Cumberland, who was inducted into the Army October 15, 1942, stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind., with the Quartermaster Corps, and is spending a 10-day furlough at home. He attended New Cumberland High School.

5. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: Her Bethrothal Announced, 3 Oct 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ³ Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Payne of 1900 Clayton avenue, have announced the engagement of their daughter Miss Evelyn Louise Payne to Wayne G. Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Beecher, 607 Sixteenth street, New Cumberland.
Miss Payne is a graduate of Susquehanna Township High School and attended Central Pennsylvania Business College and is now employed at Pomeroy's, Inc.
Mr. Beecher served four years in the Army, two of which were spent overseas in the European area. He is now employed by Hempt Brothers.
Miss Jean C. Payne, of 1900 Clayton avenue, returned Sunday evening to Kutztown State Teachers College after spending the weekend at her home. She is a second year student in the art course.

6. Occupation: truck driver on 28 Feb 1949 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. ¹

7. Residence: 607 16th Street, New Cumberland, Pa. On 28 Feb 1949 in New Cumberland, Cumberland, PA. ¹

8. Newspaper: Evening News: Birth Announcements: Beecher - Wayne Galen Jr., to Wayne Galen Sr., and Evelyn Louise (Payne) Beecher, 478 State street, at Keystone, March 2., 9 Mar 1949, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁴

9. Census in 1950 in Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin, PA. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded Wayne G. Beecher, truck driver in army depot, 27, living with wife Evelyn P, 24; and son Wayne G., 1 year old. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

10. Residence: on 6 Sep 1966 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. ¹⁶

11. Residence: on 8 Nov 1971 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. ⁵

12. Residence: on 21 Aug 1979 in Camp Hill, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁷

13. Residence: on 19 Apr 1989 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. ¹⁰

14. Residence: on 31 Dec 1989 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. ⁶

15. Obituary: The Patirot-News: obituary of Wayne Beecher on 24 May 2013 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹¹ WAYNE GALEN BEECHER, Sr., age not known,
formerly of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania recently passed away in Sacramento, California. He served in the Army during World War ll and was a retired employee of the Olmstead Air Force Base.
Wayne was proceeded in death by his wife, Evelyn Payne Beecher (Clara Eaton & Edwin Walter Payne, Sr., are her parents). Two sons, Wayne Galen Beecher, Jr. wife Tamiria Lynn (nee Smedley) and Kevin Payne Beecher . He is survived by a son Bradley & Joanne and three grandchildren living in this area, also twin granddaughters living in Sacramento, California and eight great grandchildren.
Grave side services at Rolling Green Cemetery will be held at the family convenience.

Wayne married Evelyn Louise Payne, daughter of Edwin Walter Payne Sr. and Clara Louisa Eaton, on 7 Mar 1948 in , Dauphin, PA.¹ (Evelyn Louise Payne was born on 25 Sep 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA,⁹ died on 2 Feb 2009 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA ^{9 18 19} and was buried on 17 Jul 2009 in Camp Hill: Rolling Green Cemetery, Cumberland, PA ^{9 19 20}.)