Surnames: Payne, Eustler, Randall, Moore, Brace, Specht Vera Geneva Payne, 86, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Tuesday, April 16, 2002. She was born October 14, 1915, in Moscow, Idaho, the eighth of 12 children to Jesse H. and Clara A. (Eustler) Randall. She grew up in Portland until 1929, when her family moved to The Dalles. She married Matt A. Payne in 1933 in Goldendale (Washington) and they resided in The Dalles. She enjoyed homemaking and her church. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Veterans Auxiliary, AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) and the American Cancer Society, Wasco Unit. She is survived by her son, Jesse Moore and his wife, Hilda, Newberg (Oregon); grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her sisters, Cora Moore, Highland, Illinois and Olive Brace, Hood River; numerous nieces and nephews including Dale Specht, The Dalles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Matt, in 1984 and six brothers and three sisters. Viewing visitation will be held at Smith Callaway Chapel from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on thursday, April 18. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Smith Callaway Chapel with Pastor David Ballard officiating. Private interment will follow at The Dalles Parklawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2120 First Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109. The Dalles Chronicle April 17, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.