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CANTON On paper, and on internet graphs and maps, Pauline and Richard Payne were two of the seven COVID-19 deaths recorded in Stark County on Christmas and the day after.
They were somewhere between the 343rd and 349th victims locally since the pandemic began depending on the exact time of death of those seven who didn t make it to the new year.
On paper, the Paynes departure was a beautiful one. The couple had been married for 70 years. They had three grandkids and three great grandkids. As the end neared, they shared a room on the 10th floor of Mercy Medical Center. Pauline died at 9:30 Christmas night. The next day, nearly 24 hours to the minute, Richard took his last breath.