Obituaries

Marilyn Payne

SOUTH PITTSBURG Marilyn Frances Dawson Payne, 59, died Friday, April 22, 2011, at her home. A member of Grace Baptist Church, she had been raised in the Orme Church of God. She will be remembered most by her gentle kindness and generosity she gave to others, in addition to her undying love of God and her family.The widow of Charles A. Payne, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Lela Evelyn Payne; her mother, Bertha Dawson; a brother, Leon Dawson; a sister, Brenda Wilbanks; and Robert and Grace Cleveland.She is survived by a son, Charles (Shelly) Payne, of Bridgeport, Ala.; her daughter-in-law, Sherrie Payne; granddaughter, Paislee; step-grandchildren, James Brandon and Samantha; three brothers, Ernest, Marvin, and Melvin Dawson; a sister, Linda Dawson; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Central on Monday, April 25, 2011, from the Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home in South Pittsburg. Interment will be in Cumberland View Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Central today at the funeral home.Online condolences may be left at www.rogersfuneralhome.com.

Published April 24, 2011

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