Peggy Payne, 74, passed away Thursday May 16, 2013 at Tuscany Village Nursing Home. She was born July 3, 1938 to parents Fonzo Floyd Baker and Myrtle A. Alexander in St. Joe, Arkansas. She graduated from high school thru 12th grade and secretarial/business school in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She retired from the State of Oklahoma after 22 years service.
She has lived mostly in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. She was married to Thurman Earl Watson and raised 7 children, 5 boys and 2 girls, before re-marrying Kenneth Payne in 1984. She is survived by sons Thurman jr., Cy, Glen, David and Jonathan, daughters Deboraha and Tami. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, sister Kay and brother Albert Baker, and grandson Bryan.
Memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Saturday May 25th at the Westlake congregation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses at 7001 Westlake Blvd. in Oklahoma City. Burial is planned for Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee, OK after cremation. Donations will be collected by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
