Charlene Hargett Payne, 83, of Lake Jackson passed away April 3, 2014
Charlene, who always had a smile on her face, was loved by everyone who met her. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Mostly, however, she was a devout Christian who lived by God's word.
Charlene was born on May 23, 1930, the fifth child of Henry and Stella Hargett, in Coleman, Texas. Her father died when she was eighteen months old, so her mother moved her family to Freeport to be near relatives. Charlene graduated from the old Freeport High School. After graduation, she began working at the telephone company as an operator. The story goes that our daddy, Bobby Payne, saw her walking across the street to her job, and then called the telephone company and asked to speak to the girl in the red sweater. The rest is history. They were married for 57 years and the loves of each other's lives.
Charlene was an active member of Temple Baptist Church for more than sixty years, where she taught Sunday School, Training Union, Vacation Bible School, and performed many Hee-Haw skits for Sunday night fellowships. She was also the resident Meme for many of the kids there.
In 1981, she, along with her niece, Lisa Shaw, opened Attitudes School of Modeling, in the Brazos Mall, where she produced fashion shows for many years. She was often asked to judge beauty pageants throughout the Gulf Coast area, and was the chairman of both the Brazoria County Fair Talent Show, and the Fair Queen's Committee. Her other civic organizations included the Houston Livestock Show Paint Horse Committee, Brazoria County Hospital Pink Ladies, Clute Girls' Softball Association, Lake Jackson Little League, F.U.N. Football, and the Austin Town Historical Museum, and the Saturday Kids' Classes at Brazosport College.
When Bobby retired, he taught himself magic, and performed at schools, parties, and other events as "the Great Hou-Bobby." Charlene was his assistant. They both loved making people smile.
Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Stella Burnett and Henry Hargett; her stepfather, Howard Burnett; her brothers, Herbert and Harold Hargett; her sisters, Doris Templace and Carolyn Bedford; her in-laws, Johnnie and Ruth Payne; and brother and sister-in-laws, Way,one and Nina Payne.
Charlene, who always had a smile on her face, was loved by everyone who met her. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Mostly, however, she was a devout Christian who lived by God's word.
Charlene was born on May 23, 1930, the fifth child of Henry and Stella Hargett, in Coleman, Texas. Her father died when she was eighteen months old, so her mother moved her family to Freeport to be near relatives. Charlene graduated from the old Freeport High School. After graduation, she began working at the telephone company as an operator. The story goes that our daddy, Bobby Payne, saw her walking across the street to her job, and then called the telephone company and asked to speak to the girl in the red sweater. The rest is history. They were married for 57 years and the loves of each other's lives.
Charlene was an active member of Temple Baptist Church for more than sixty years, where she taught Sunday School, Training Union, Vacation Bible School, and performed many Hee-Haw skits for Sunday night fellowships. She was also the resident Meme for many of the kids there.
In 1981, she, along with her niece, Lisa Shaw, opened Attitudes School of Modeling, in the Brazos Mall, where she produced fashion shows for many years. She was often asked to judge beauty pageants throughout the Gulf Coast area, and was the chairman of both the Brazoria County Fair Talent Show, and the Fair Queen's Committee. Her other civic organizations included the Houston Livestock Show Paint Horse Committee, Brazoria County Hospital Pink Ladies, Clute Girls' Softball Association, Lake Jackson Little League, F.U.N. Football, and the Austin Town Historical Museum, and the Saturday Kids' Classes at Brazosport College.
When Bobby retired, he taught himself magic, and performed at schools, parties, and other events as "the Great Hou-Bobby." Charlene was his assistant. They both loved making people smile.
Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Stella Burnett and Henry Hargett; her stepfather, Howard Burnett; her brothers, Herbert and Harold Hargett; her sisters, Doris Templace and Carolyn Bedford; her in-laws, Johnnie and Ruth Payne; and brother and sister-in-laws, Way,one and Nina Payne.
Charlene Hargett Payne, 83, of Lake Jackson passed away April 3, 2014
Charlene, who always had a smile on her face, was loved by everyone who met her. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Mostly, however, she was a devout Christian who lived by God's word.
Charlene was born on May 23, 1930, the fifth child of Henry and Stella Hargett, in Coleman, Texas. Her father died when she was eighteen months old, so her mother moved her family to Freeport to be near relatives. Charlene graduated from the old Freeport High School. After graduation, she began working at the telephone company as an operator. The story goes that our daddy, Bobby Payne, saw her walking across the street to her job, and then called the telephone company and asked to speak to the girl in the red sweater. The rest is history. They were married for 57 years and the loves of each other's lives.
Charlene was an active member of Temple Baptist Church for more than sixty years, where she taught Sunday School, Training Union, Vacation Bible School, and performed many Hee-Haw skits for Sunday night fellowships. She was also the resident Meme for many of the kids there.
In 1981, she, along with her niece, Lisa Shaw, opened Attitudes School of Modeling, in the Brazos Mall, where she produced fashion shows for many years. She was often asked to judge beauty pageants throughout the Gulf Coast area, and was the chairman of both the Brazoria County Fair Talent Show, and the Fair Queen's Committee. Her other civic organizations included the Houston Livestock Show Paint Horse Committee, Brazoria County Hospital Pink Ladies, Clute Girls' Softball Association, Lake Jackson Little League, F.U.N. Football, and the Austin Town Historical Museum, and the Saturday Kids' Classes at Brazosport College.
When Bobby retired, he taught himself magic, and performed at schools, parties, and other events as "the Great Hou-Bobby." Charlene was his assistant. They both loved making people smile.
Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Stella Burnett and Henry Hargett; her stepfather, Howard Burnett; her brothers, Herbert and Harold Hargett; her sisters, Doris Templace and Carolyn Bedford; her in-laws, Johnnie and Ruth Payne; and brother and sister-in-laws, Way,one and Nina Payne.
Charlene, who always had a smile on her face, was loved by everyone who met her. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Mostly, however, she was a devout Christian who lived by God's word.
Charlene was born on May 23, 1930, the fifth child of Henry and Stella Hargett, in Coleman, Texas. Her father died when she was eighteen months old, so her mother moved her family to Freeport to be near relatives. Charlene graduated from the old Freeport High School. After graduation, she began working at the telephone company as an operator. The story goes that our daddy, Bobby Payne, saw her walking across the street to her job, and then called the telephone company and asked to speak to the girl in the red sweater. The rest is history. They were married for 57 years and the loves of each other's lives.
Charlene was an active member of Temple Baptist Church for more than sixty years, where she taught Sunday School, Training Union, Vacation Bible School, and performed many Hee-Haw skits for Sunday night fellowships. She was also the resident Meme for many of the kids there.
In 1981, she, along with her niece, Lisa Shaw, opened Attitudes School of Modeling, in the Brazos Mall, where she produced fashion shows for many years. She was often asked to judge beauty pageants throughout the Gulf Coast area, and was the chairman of both the Brazoria County Fair Talent Show, and the Fair Queen's Committee. Her other civic organizations included the Houston Livestock Show Paint Horse Committee, Brazoria County Hospital Pink Ladies, Clute Girls' Softball Association, Lake Jackson Little League, F.U.N. Football, and the Austin Town Historical Museum, and the Saturday Kids' Classes at Brazosport College.
When Bobby retired, he taught himself magic, and performed at schools, parties, and other events as "the Great Hou-Bobby." Charlene was his assistant. They both loved making people smile.
Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Stella Burnett and Henry Hargett; her stepfather, Howard Burnett; her brothers, Herbert and Harold Hargett; her sisters, Doris Templace and Carolyn Bedford; her in-laws, Johnnie and Ruth Payne; and brother and sister-in-laws, Way,one and Nina Payne.
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