Michael Scott Payne, a longtime South Bend resident died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. He was born December 25, 1947, in South Bend, Washington, to Raymond and Catherine (Weeks) Payne.
He graduated from South Bend High School in 1966 and went on to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded with three bronze service stars. Mike was Honorably Discharged and returned to South Bend.