Arthur K. Payte, Jr.
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Arthur K. Payte, Jr., age 96 of Sevierville, TN passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019. Arthur served as a Postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service for 25 years in Charlestown, Rhode Island and was Past-President of Downy-Weaver American Legion Post in Charlestown. He traveled full time in his RV, where he enjoyed birdwatching. He was an avid volunteer at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island. Arthur loved the Oklahoma Sooners Football Team and was a diehard fan. He is preceded in death by his mother and father Netty and Arthur Payte, Sr.; sister Gerry and Josephine Williamson and daughter Susan Payte. He is survived by his son Lawrence K. Payte and wife Miriam Payte; daughter Judith Chappell and husband Richard Chappell; grandchildren Laura Heffernan, Ruth Chappell Meeks, Thaddeus Chappell, Emma Geddes, Kelley Wolf; great-grandchildren Glenn Heffernan, Finneas Meeks, La'Bella-7 Geddes, Kayla Maquindang, Christen Maquindang. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com