pWayne, was born in the town of Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York on Dec. 8, 1934. First child of his parents, Lloyd and Doris Overton’s four children. He loved sports in school and played baseball, basketball and football. He loved fishing the local streams. He graduated from Adams High School in 1951. He received his Bachelor degree in 1956 from Albany State in New York and received his teaching certification the same year. He joined the Coast Guard but after his initial training was put on reserves since he was a teacher which was a critical skill that was needed at the time. He was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard in 1965. He taught math in New York for a couple of years and then received a National Science Foundation grant for four successive summers at Montclair State in New Jersey. He also taught for a year in France at a military dependent school. In 1962 he came to California to attend San Diego State on a national foundation grant. He was given a teaching position at Hueneme High School in Oxnard in Sept of 1962 where he continued to teach math until he retired in 1992. He married Ann Stoddard on Aug 24, 1964, who preceded him in death. They are the parents of two children, John Overton (Paige) and Mary Overton Harrison (Robert). He has six grandchildren Ashley and Mathew Harrison, Jericho Overton, Jasmyne Overton Hickerson (Joseph II), Jonah and Jarod Novoa and 2 great grandchildren Helen and Joseph III Hickerson. He married Ellen Graves in 2010 having been widowed for thirteen years. He additionally is survived by his two brothers, Francis and Henry Overton (Jan), sister Joan Fowler, sister-in-law Mary Ledbetter and nephews Dale, Dennis, Bill (Kristin), Jim (Ruth), and Frank (Naomi) Overton. Steven (Nancy), Lavern-Chris (Eva) and [Brian (Susan)] deceased (Angie) Fowler and Jeff Ledbetter (Jennifer)./ppHe joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1968 and served faithfully in various callings through the years. One that had the greatest impact on him was the many years he served as a scout master helping him to develop his love of the outdoors, hiking and backpacking. An annual outing that he organized for nearly 20 years was the Kelso Endurance hike. Hikers would complete 32.5 miles in one day through the desert, beginning at Halloran Summit and ending at the train depot hotel in Kelso, California. He enjoyed early morning basketball at his church’s basketball court for over 30 years. In 2011 he and his wife, Ellen, were called to serve as missionaries in the New York Utica Mission for 18 months, serving much of the time in the Saranac Lake area. This mission was a lifelong desire and brought him much joy. Throughout his life and especially after returning from that mission he often commented on feeling the hand of God in directing him throughout his life and for being grateful for all that had been given him. A viewing for Wayne will be held on Friday October 7th from 6-8pm at the Reardon Funeral Home, 511 North A St. in Oxnard, California. On Saturday October 8th there will be another viewing starting at 9am with a Funeral Service to start at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3501 Loma Vista Rd. in Ventura./p
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