Willie Jewell Payne, 93, of Miami, OK. passed away Sunday June 11, 2017.
She was born June 25, 1923 in Durant, OK. to Willie "Bert" and Lilly (Roy) Favors. She married Doris D. Payne on March 10, 1940 in Durant, OK. She moved to Picher, OK. in 1956 where she raised 11 children as a single mother. She was a loyal hardworking mother that devoted her life to raising her children. She loved Picher and loved her Picher people. She lived in Picher until she was forced to move after the tornado and the Picher buy out. She moved to Miami in 2007 residing with her son David the last 10 years.
She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs, KS. She worked as a waitress and various jobs to support her children. She was a Ottawa County Senior Companion Volunteer since April 1990 until her health failed in 2013 and received an award for 20 years of Service in 2010. She loved her many clients.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 sons; Virgil Payne, Charles Payne, Darrell Payne and Jerry Payne and 2 daughters; Lilly Dardenne and Darlene DeSilva, and 3 grand daughters, Michelle (Kelly) DeSilva, Gayla Payne and Willie Ross and 4 grandsons; Bobby Barr, Michael Barr and Randy Payne and John DeSilva. 3 brothers; L.V., Bud, Lee Favors and 4 sisters; Betty Jo Mullins and Matrha Olsen, Beuliah Salle and Matholena Hemmett, Jackie Sloma.
Willie is survived by 1 son David Payne and wife Alice of Miami, OK., 4 daughters; Wanda Barr of Baxter Springs, KS., Pat Rutherford of North Miami, OK., Debra Crumrine and Mickey Jo Bogle and husband Jim all of Chetopa, KS. and 1 sister Caril Stanfield of Talent, OR., and 1565 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2 pm at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Rev. Charles Clevenger will officiate. Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Rutherford, Terry DeSila Jr., Gary Wayne Ross, Rocky Payne, Charlie Payne, Jake Payne. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Payne, DeWayne Payne, Tommy DeSilva, and Tim Rutherford.
Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, Oklahoma. She is to be buried next to her son Darrell Ray Payne.
She was born June 25, 1923 in Durant, OK. to Willie "Bert" and Lilly (Roy) Favors. She married Doris D. Payne on March 10, 1940 in Durant, OK. She moved to Picher, OK. in 1956 where she raised 11 children as a single mother. She was a loyal hardworking mother that devoted her life to raising her children. She loved Picher and loved her Picher people. She lived in Picher until she was forced to move after the tornado and the Picher buy out. She moved to Miami in 2007 residing with her son David the last 10 years.
She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs, KS. She worked as a waitress and various jobs to support her children. She was a Ottawa County Senior Companion Volunteer since April 1990 until her health failed in 2013 and received an award for 20 years of Service in 2010. She loved her many clients.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 sons; Virgil Payne, Charles Payne, Darrell Payne and Jerry Payne and 2 daughters; Lilly Dardenne and Darlene DeSilva, and 3 grand daughters, Michelle (Kelly) DeSilva, Gayla Payne and Willie Ross and 4 grandsons; Bobby Barr, Michael Barr and Randy Payne and John DeSilva. 3 brothers; L.V., Bud, Lee Favors and 4 sisters; Betty Jo Mullins and Matrha Olsen, Beuliah Salle and Matholena Hemmett, Jackie Sloma.
Willie is survived by 1 son David Payne and wife Alice of Miami, OK., 4 daughters; Wanda Barr of Baxter Springs, KS., Pat Rutherford of North Miami, OK., Debra Crumrine and Mickey Jo Bogle and husband Jim all of Chetopa, KS. and 1 sister Caril Stanfield of Talent, OR., and 1565 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2 pm at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Rev. Charles Clevenger will officiate. Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Rutherford, Terry DeSila Jr., Gary Wayne Ross, Rocky Payne, Charlie Payne, Jake Payne. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Payne, DeWayne Payne, Tommy DeSilva, and Tim Rutherford.
Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, Oklahoma. She is to be buried next to her son Darrell Ray Payne.
Willie Jewell Payne, 93, of Miami, OK. passed away Sunday June 11, 2017.
She was born June 25, 1923 in Durant, OK. to Willie "Bert" and Lilly (Roy) Favors. She married Doris D. Payne on March 10, 1940 in Durant, OK. She moved to Picher, OK. in 1956 where she raised 11 children as a single mother. She was a loyal hardworking mother that devoted her life to raising her children. She loved Picher and loved her Picher people. She lived in Picher until she was forced to move after the tornado and the Picher buy out. She moved to Miami in 2007 residing with her son David the last 10 years.
She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs, KS. She worked as a waitress and various jobs to support her children. She was a Ottawa County Senior Companion Volunteer since April 1990 until her health failed in 2013 and received an award for 20 years of Service in 2010. She loved her many clients.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 sons; Virgil Payne, Charles Payne, Darrell Payne and Jerry Payne and 2 daughters; Lilly Dardenne and Darlene DeSilva, and 3 grand daughters, Michelle (Kelly) DeSilva, Gayla Payne and Willie Ross and 4 grandsons; Bobby Barr, Michael Barr and Randy Payne and John DeSilva. 3 brothers; L.V., Bud, Lee Favors and 4 sisters; Betty Jo Mullins and Matrha Olsen, Beuliah Salle and Matholena Hemmett, Jackie Sloma.
Willie is survived by 1 son David Payne and wife Alice of Miami, OK., 4 daughters; Wanda Barr of Baxter Springs, KS., Pat Rutherford of North Miami, OK., Debra Crumrine and Mickey Jo Bogle and husband Jim all of Chetopa, KS. and 1 sister Caril Stanfield of Talent, OR., and 1565 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2 pm at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Rev. Charles Clevenger will officiate. Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Rutherford, Terry DeSila Jr., Gary Wayne Ross, Rocky Payne, Charlie Payne, Jake Payne. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Payne, DeWayne Payne, Tommy DeSilva, and Tim Rutherford.
Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, Oklahoma. She is to be buried next to her son Darrell Ray Payne.
She was born June 25, 1923 in Durant, OK. to Willie "Bert" and Lilly (Roy) Favors. She married Doris D. Payne on March 10, 1940 in Durant, OK. She moved to Picher, OK. in 1956 where she raised 11 children as a single mother. She was a loyal hardworking mother that devoted her life to raising her children. She loved Picher and loved her Picher people. She lived in Picher until she was forced to move after the tornado and the Picher buy out. She moved to Miami in 2007 residing with her son David the last 10 years.
She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Baxter Springs, KS. She worked as a waitress and various jobs to support her children. She was a Ottawa County Senior Companion Volunteer since April 1990 until her health failed in 2013 and received an award for 20 years of Service in 2010. She loved her many clients.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 sons; Virgil Payne, Charles Payne, Darrell Payne and Jerry Payne and 2 daughters; Lilly Dardenne and Darlene DeSilva, and 3 grand daughters, Michelle (Kelly) DeSilva, Gayla Payne and Willie Ross and 4 grandsons; Bobby Barr, Michael Barr and Randy Payne and John DeSilva. 3 brothers; L.V., Bud, Lee Favors and 4 sisters; Betty Jo Mullins and Matrha Olsen, Beuliah Salle and Matholena Hemmett, Jackie Sloma.
Willie is survived by 1 son David Payne and wife Alice of Miami, OK., 4 daughters; Wanda Barr of Baxter Springs, KS., Pat Rutherford of North Miami, OK., Debra Crumrine and Mickey Jo Bogle and husband Jim all of Chetopa, KS. and 1 sister Caril Stanfield of Talent, OR., and 1565 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2 pm at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Rev. Charles Clevenger will officiate. Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Rutherford, Terry DeSila Jr., Gary Wayne Ross, Rocky Payne, Charlie Payne, Jake Payne. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Payne, DeWayne Payne, Tommy DeSilva, and Tim Rutherford.
Services have been placed in the care of Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, Oklahoma. She is to be buried next to her son Darrell Ray Payne.
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