Lewis Payne's poem "A sexton's job" 4, Town of Fogo

• Main Author: Power, Maureen
• Other Authors: Payne, Lewis; Dawe, Bessie, Lewis Payne, 85 (b. 14 September 1922) and Lewis Payne, 85, (DOB Sept 14) and Bessie Dawe, 82, (DOB Dec ?) live together in Seldom-Come-By. Bessie is from Stag Harbour and Lewis is from the Town of Fogo. Lewis' family is from the town of Fogo, but he is not sure where they were originally from. They both are Anglican. Lewis has one child, Bruce, who is a teacher and owns a store called the 'This and That' store in the Town of Fogo. Lewis' brother is Stewart Payne, the bishop. Bessie has eight children: six boys and two girls.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Social beliefs; practices and customs; Oral Traditions; expressions and the written word; Payne; Lewis; Sextons; Anglican Church of Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/920

Fourth page of the manuscript of Lewis Payne's poem about his job as sexton in the local Anglican Church.