Lenora Josephine Bednar

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Lenora Josephine Bednar
  Born	19 Mar 1920	Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jan 2009	Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
  Buried	6 Jan 2009	Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Pflugerville, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I1755	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Frank Bednar, Sr.,   b. 30 May 1882, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1957, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Rosie Lee Drgac,   b. 9 Jul 1881, Burleson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1962, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1904	Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Max Sheldon Payne,   b. 17 Aug 1921, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 16 Dec 1967, Hines, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Children	+ 1. Charles Robert Payne,   b. 25 Aug 1948, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA ,   d. 17 May 1999, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA  (Age 50 years) + 2. O.M. Payne   3. J.W. Payne + 4. M.A. Payne
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Mar 1920 - Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Died - 1 Jan 2009 - Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Buried - 6 Jan 2009 - Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Pflugerville, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Lenora Josephine Bednar Payne Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents		Birth Certificate for Lenoar Josephine Bednar Name: Lenora Josephine Bednar Birth Date: 19 Mar 1920 Birth Place: Rural, Burleson, Texas, USA Father: Frank Bednar Mother: Rosie Drgac
  		Obituary of Lenora Josephine Bednar Payne Published in The Austin American-Statesman on January 4, 2009

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Lenora Josephine Bednar Payne Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum - Austin, Texas, USA Plot: Section K

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Lenora Josephine Payne died peacefully in her sleep on January 1, 2009, in Austin, Texas. She was born to parents Frank and Josephine Bednar on March 19, 1920, in Caldwell, Texas. Lenora was a resident of Austin since 1957 and prior to that lived near her family in Caldwell. She graduated from Caldwell High School then continued her education at Brackenridge School of Nursing in Austin, Texas. She served as a 1st Lieutenant Nurse in the U.S. Army during World War II. After serving in the Army, Lenora worked as a nurse at Brackenridge and Seton hospitals in Austin, where she served her patients with knowledgeable, loving care. She retired from Brackenridge Hospital in July of 1976. She was preceded in death by parents Frank and Rosalie Bednar, brother Frank Bednar, sisters Rosalie Marek and Millie George, son Charles Payne and granddaughter Rebecca Luetkenhoelter Walpole. Lenora is survived by daughters, Mary Roberts of Austin, Opal Culp of San Antonio and Connie Iley of Greenfield, Indiana; son, John Payne and his wife Ann of Cedar Park; and 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great- great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends and relatives for visitation on Monday, January 5th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Cook -Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville, Texas. Graveside services will be held at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville on Tuesday, January 6th at 10:00 am. Reverend Melvin Wright of Ulit Avenue Missionary Baptist Church in Austin, Texas will preside over the ceremony. Burial with military honors will follow. The family would like to thank the staff at Heritage Duval Gardens and Angel Heart Hospice for their loving care of Lenora. They truly made her final days as peaceful and comfortable as possible and all of their attention is greatly appreciated. Please visit our memorial site at http://www.MeM.com where you can share your thoughts and fond memories with our family. (Published in The Austin American-Statesman on January 4, 2009)