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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Wednesday, October 29, 1975

Mrs. Payne, 73, Formerly Of Dodson, Dies

Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Payne, 73, of Jonesboro, formerly of Dodson, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro, with the Revs. John Reynaud and J. O. Payne officiating.

Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery.

Mrs. Payne died Monday night at Jackson Parish Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Survivors include one son, C. B. Payne of West Monroe; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Weinhold of Southgate, Calif.; three brothers, Lesso Smitheron [sic Smitherman] of Farmerville, Elzie Smitheron [sic Smitherman] of Lake Providence, and Dawson Smitheron [sic Smitherman] of West Monroe; four sisters, Mrs. D. W. Maxwell of Jonesboro, Mrs. Ardie Morris of Lufkin, Texas, Mrs. Nellie Warner of Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Edith Noah of Jonesboro; eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.