Jan. 22, 1915 – Jan. 18, 2014
Audrey Payne, formerly of Sweet Home, died Jan. 18, 2014 in Roswell, N.M., just four days before her 99th birthday.
She was born in Tanin County, Texas on Jan. 22, 1915. She married Herman Payne in Texas in 1933. They had four children. Herman passed away in Roswell in 1991.
Mrs. Payne loved living in Ros-well because of all the nice people and because of its close proximity to Lubbock, Texas, where most of her relatives lived. Wherever she lived, she enjoyed her church, her friends and her family.
She is survived by her daughter, Frankie of Palm Desert, Calif.; son Dave Payne of Walnut Creek, Calif., and son Mike Payne of Lake Havasu, Ariz.
Mrs. Payne was preceded in death by her son Jack, who died in 2008.