the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellington and thousands filed past his grave. Payne's family moved his remains to Oklahoma in 1995. On April 22, 1996, a monument was dedicated at his final resting place in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Payne County, of which Stillwater is the county seat, is named in his honor. William L. Couch succeeded Payne as leader of the Boomer movement. See also Neutral Strip Sooners References External links Art of the Oklahoma State Capitol - David L. Payne bust David L Payne Memorial Monument Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory 1836 births 1884 deaths People from Grant County, Indiana People from Doniphan County, Kansas People from Sedgwick County, Kansas Politicians from Oklahoma City People from Payne County, Oklahoma People of Kansas in the American Civil War Members of the Kansas House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians