Ernestine Ethel Payne peacefully passed away with her son and daughter-in-law at her side on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the age of 82, in Crescent, Oklahoma, after a short, courageous battle with cancer.
Ernestine was born on September 22, 1939, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, to Erny and Ethel Ellyson. Ernestine graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1958. After graduation, she attended Draughon's Business School in Oklahoma City.
Ernestine married her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn on July 8, 1960, and together, they had two children, Deanna and Jim Bob. The family resided in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ernestine then married Ernie Payne on December 11, 1987.
Ernestine worked at Central State College and was a longtime employee of TG&Y and ACP Sheetmetal. Ernestine was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and classmates. She enjoyed traveling with Irene Dunn, Pat, Joe and Jim Bob. She also enjoyed watching her granddaughters, Cherokee and Braiden, play basketball.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn; her second husband, Ernie Payne.
Ernestine was born on September 22, 1939, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, to Erny and Ethel Ellyson. Ernestine graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1958. After graduation, she attended Draughon's Business School in Oklahoma City.
Ernestine married her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn on July 8, 1960, and together, they had two children, Deanna and Jim Bob. The family resided in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ernestine then married Ernie Payne on December 11, 1987.
Ernestine worked at Central State College and was a longtime employee of TG&Y and ACP Sheetmetal. Ernestine was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and classmates. She enjoyed traveling with Irene Dunn, Pat, Joe and Jim Bob. She also enjoyed watching her granddaughters, Cherokee and Braiden, play basketball.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn; her second husband, Ernie Payne.
Ernestine Ethel Payne peacefully passed away with her son and daughter-in-law at her side on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the age of 82, in Crescent, Oklahoma, after a short, courageous battle with cancer.
Ernestine was born on September 22, 1939, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, to Erny and Ethel Ellyson. Ernestine graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1958. After graduation, she attended Draughon's Business School in Oklahoma City.
Ernestine married her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn on July 8, 1960, and together, they had two children, Deanna and Jim Bob. The family resided in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ernestine then married Ernie Payne on December 11, 1987.
Ernestine worked at Central State College and was a longtime employee of TG&Y and ACP Sheetmetal. Ernestine was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and classmates. She enjoyed traveling with Irene Dunn, Pat, Joe and Jim Bob. She also enjoyed watching her granddaughters, Cherokee and Braiden, play basketball.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn; her second husband, Ernie Payne.
Ernestine was born on September 22, 1939, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, to Erny and Ethel Ellyson. Ernestine graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1958. After graduation, she attended Draughon's Business School in Oklahoma City.
Ernestine married her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn on July 8, 1960, and together, they had two children, Deanna and Jim Bob. The family resided in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ernestine then married Ernie Payne on December 11, 1987.
Ernestine worked at Central State College and was a longtime employee of TG&Y and ACP Sheetmetal. Ernestine was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and classmates. She enjoyed traveling with Irene Dunn, Pat, Joe and Jim Bob. She also enjoyed watching her granddaughters, Cherokee and Braiden, play basketball.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jimmie Joe Dunn; her second husband, Ernie Payne.
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