She was born on April 3, 1942 in Van Nuys, Calif., the daughter of Eugene Russell Payne and Marjorie Reese Clark Payne.
She lived in many different places growing up. The oldest of seven children, she helped raise her younger sisters and brothers. In Neosho, Mo., in 1960, she met Harold Ralph Adamson.
They were married in December 1960 and had two children. They owned a ranch outside Goodman, Mo., until 1978. At that time they moved to Redlands, Calif., until 1991. In time she felt the need to be closer to her grandchildren, and relocated to Fort Collins, Colo.
Her husband died in Fort Collins in 1995.
In 1997, she married Patrick Lane McQueary. They moved to Casper in 1998, where she lived until her death.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, and sister but mostly a mentor and friend to all.
She was always joyful and full of life. She had a great sense of humor, was extremely witty with her words, she had incredible amounts of spunk. Dancing was a great passion. She was an excellent seamstress, she loved to cook and bake.
She made the very best blackberry cobbler in the world, she loved yellow roses, and a good Scotch whiskey.
She is survived by: her husband, Patrick Lane McQueary of Mills; her daughter, Denise L. Adamson-Weakland and husband of Mills; her son, Terry L. Adamson and wife of Calhan, Colo., her sisters, Sylvia Hudson of Bethel, Mo., Connie Givens of Springfield, Mo., and Angel Sue Swartz of Verona, Ill.; her brothers, Andy R. Payne of Bartlesville, Okla., Richard A. Payne of Denver and Mickey Joe Payne of Woodlake, Calif., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband.
Inurnment at the Glenrock Cemetery .
She was born on April 3, 1942 in Van Nuys, Calif., the daughter of Eugene Russell Payne and Marjorie Reese Clark Payne.
She lived in many different places growing up. The oldest of seven children, she helped raise her younger sisters and brothers. In Neosho, Mo., in 1960, she met Harold Ralph Adamson.
They were married in December 1960 and had two children. They owned a ranch outside Goodman, Mo., until 1978. At that time they moved to Redlands, Calif., until 1991. In time she felt the need to be closer to her grandchildren, and relocated to Fort Collins, Colo.
Her husband died in Fort Collins in 1995.
In 1997, she married Patrick Lane McQueary. They moved to Casper in 1998, where she lived until her death.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, and sister but mostly a mentor and friend to all.
She was always joyful and full of life. She had a great sense of humor, was extremely witty with her words, she had incredible amounts of spunk. Dancing was a great passion. She was an excellent seamstress, she loved to cook and bake.
She made the very best blackberry cobbler in the world, she loved yellow roses, and a good Scotch whiskey.
She is survived by: her husband, Patrick Lane McQueary of Mills; her daughter, Denise L. Adamson-Weakland and husband of Mills; her son, Terry L. Adamson and wife of Calhan, Colo., her sisters, Sylvia Hudson of Bethel, Mo., Connie Givens of Springfield, Mo., and Angel Sue Swartz of Verona, Ill.; her brothers, Andy R. Payne of Bartlesville, Okla., Richard A. Payne of Denver and Mickey Joe Payne of Woodlake, Calif., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband.
Inurnment at the Glenrock Cemetery .
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