Obituaries

Nov 13, 2016

Myrtle Marie (Woods) Smith, 83, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Memphis passed away Sunday afternoon, November 13, 2016, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center, at Kirksville, Missouri.The daughter of Louie E. and Edith Belle (Rorabaugh) Woods, she was born December 8, 1932 in Scotland County, Missouri.She attended Robinson rural school. She and her siblings rode their horses to school every...

Nov 4, 2016

Lisa P. Tague, 56, of Gorin, Missouri passed away Friday morning, November 4, 2016, at home on the family farm in rural Gorin, Missouri after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.The daughter of Robert and Mary (Kreutzer) Engle, she was born March 30, 1960 at Kirksville, Missouri.She spent her childhood in Memphis and graduated from the Scotland County R-1 High...

Oct 2, 2016

Francis Swearingen Memphis, Missouri 1925 - 2016Frances Dee Swearingen, 91, of Memphis, formerly of St. Ann, MO, passed away Sunday morning, Oct. 2, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, MO.The son of James and Elizabeth (Peterson) Swearingen, he was born August 28, 1925 at Gorin, MO.He attended the Gorin school and graduated with the class of 1943.He...

Aug 26, 2016

Please sign the guest register.2VisitationMonday, 8/29    12 - 8 family Hour 6-8ServiceChapel Service, Tuesday 8/30 at 11:00IntermentHickory Grove CemeteryMemorial ContributionsHickory Grove Cemetery Association or the Arbela United Methodist Church

Aug 6, 2016

Wayne Dean Jackson         Downing, Missouri     1931 - 1952A/3C Wayne Dean Jackson, only son of Clarence and Hazel Drake Jackson (both deceased) was born September 5, 1931, in Schuyler County near Downing, Missouri.Wayne Dean died November 22, 1952, when the C-125 Globemaster of which he was a crew member crashed into the side of Mount Gannett, Alaska. After the initial investigation,...

Aug 1, 2016

1Visitation8/4/ 1 hour beforeService8/4  Service at Paynes at 1:00IntermentMemphis Cemetery 8/ 4Memorial ContributionsScotland County Oats Bus

Jul 30, 2016

Jul 28, 2016

Mrs. Betty King went to be with her Lord after a brief illness, on Thursday morning July 28, 2016, at Olive Branch Methodist Hospital in Senatobia, MS.  The daughter of James Lee and Louise Grace (Ball) Gardner she was born September 3, 1925, at Kahoka, MO. A long time resident of both Memphis, TN, and Memphis, Mo., Mrs. King most...

Jul 16, 2016

Please sign the guest register.VisitationWednesday,7/20 at Payne's from 12-8   Family Hr  6-8ServiceMemphis United Methodist ChurchThursday at 1:30 p.m.IntermentMemphis CemeteryMemorial Contributions1. Scotland County Nutrition Site2. Scotland County health Department3. Memphis United Methodist Church

Jun 29, 2016

Funeral services for Roy M. Watson, 80, of rural Memphis will be at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 3, 2016, at the Payne Funeral Chapel in Memphis with Pastor Mike Wilson officiating assisted by Pastor Chris Meyers. Interment will follow in the Memphis Cemetery.Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, July 3, 2016, from 10:00 until the time of service at 3:00 with...

May 28, 2016

Robert (Bob) A. Carney, 84, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center after a four-month stay.Memorials are suggested to the Great River Honor Flight program and/or the I MO Christian Service Camp and may be left at or mailed to the Payne Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Madison St., Memphis, Missouri 63555.Please...

May 12, 2016

Eva Darlene Whitehead Carman, Illinois 1935 - 2016VisitationFriday  5/20/2016     one hour before the service    10 - 11ServiceFriday morning Payne Funeral Chapel   11:00IntermentIMemphis CemeteryMemorial ContributionsCarman United Methodist Church  % of the funeral home

Apr 30, 2016

Please sign the register.VisitationTuesday 5/3 from 12 to 8    Family Hour 6-8ServiceChapel service Wednesday morning 5/4 at 10:00IntermentEdinburg CemeteryMemorial ContributionsEdinburg Cemetery % of the funeral home

Apr 3, 2016

1VisitationThurdsay4/7  2- 8  Family Hour  6- 8ServiceFriday 4/8   1:30 P.M. at the chapelIntermentMemphis CemeteryMemorial ContributionsDiscretion of the family

Mar 9, 2016

Gerald "Jerry" Vincent McNamar, 70, of Terrell, TX passed away early Wednesday morning, March 9, 2016, at his sister's home in Memphis after a short stay. The son of Rev. Frank and Alice Miller McNamar, he was born January 3, 1946 in rural Scotland County, MO.He spent his childhood helping out on the family farm north of Arbela. attended rural...

Feb 25, 2016

Marlene Carrier, 73, of Gorin Missouri passed away early Thursday morning, February 25, 2016, at her home.  Cremation was accorded.VisitationVisitation PlaceAddressCity, State ZipDate and Time of VisitationMap to Visitation PlaceServiceService PlaceAddressCity, State ZipDate and Time of ServiceMap to Service PlaceIntermentInterment LocationAddressCity, State ZipMap to Interment LocationMemorial ContributionsContribution Information

Feb 25, 2016

Paul William Mallett, 82, of Edina, Missouri passed away February 25, 2016, at the Knox County Care Center in Edina, Missouri.The son of Leonard and Bessie (Kennison) Mallett, he was born March 18, 1933, in rural Scotland County, Missouri.On May 25, 1958, he was united in marriage to JoAnn Burton at Brunswick, Missouri and to this union four children were...

Feb 4, 2016

Rodney Orville Day passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, Missouri.The son of Orville Otto and Blanche Elizabeth Wright Day he was born June 15th 1933 in Libertyville, Iowa.Rodney graduated from Granger High School in Granger, Missouri in the class of 1951. Following graduation he worked at Sheller Globe in Keokuk, Iowa before...

Jan 31, 2016

2VisitationNoneGraveside ServiceMemphis Cemetery Saturday afternoon at 1:00 P.M., Pastor Leon Buford officiatingIntermentIn the Memphis CemeteryMemorial Contributionsto the West High School Scholarship Fund in care Of Payne's

Jan 15, 2016

1VisitationTuesdayJanuary 19, from 12 to 8  Family Hour 6 to 8Map to Visitation PlaceServiceWednesday afternoon at Payne's 1:30IntermentGranger CemeteryGranger, MissouriMemorial ContributionsScotland County Hospital and Care Center Auxiliary % of the funeral home