Born: January 1, 1870
Died: February 26, 1943
Married: yes
Children: Mrs. Kenneth Pratt, Mrs. George Umber
William P. Paye was a member of the Saranac Lake Police Department. He is buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery.
Lake Placid News, February 26, 1943
FORMER POLICEMAN PAYE DIES IN SARANAC
William Penn Paye, 67, a former member of the Saranac Lake Police force, died Monday morning at the Saranac Lake General hospital where he had been a patient since Friday.
He had been in failing health for some time and last summer had undergone an operation for amputation of leg. Mr. Paye was also a former member of the Tupper Lake Police force and he was known to many as the kindly policeman who bought candies and cookies for young children of the village. His beat used to include the bathing beach in the summer and the skating rink in the winter and he was fond of distributing goodies to the children.
He was born January 1, 1870, in Keeseville the son of the late Alexander and Louisa Tellstone Paye. He played goalie on the Saranac Lake hockey team. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Pratt and Mrs. George Umber; two brothers, George and Alex Paye and two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Daniels and Mrs. Charles Stevens all of Saranac Lake.
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