Gilbert Dale Payne went home to be a fisherman for the Lord on the 18th of May, 2023 surrounded by his family at Texoma Medical Center in Sherman, Texas. He was 87. Gilbert was born in Valley Mills, Texas on August 13, 1935 to Charlie Arthur Payne and Louisa Laura (Brandon) Payne. He attended School in Jonesboro, Texas.
Gilbert married Vera Faye (Whaley) Payne on October 9, 1954. He was a resident of Caddo, OK. He is survived by his children Faye and Billy Boydstun of Caddo, OK and Sue Keefer of Durant, OK; grandchildren Chris and Lori Boydstun of Tahlequah, OK; Mark and Melissa Boydstun of Durant, OK, Wesly and Jessica Keefer of Waxahachie, TX, and Craig Keefer of Austin, TX. Great-grandchildren include Mackenzie, Colby, Miley, John, Ashtyn, Sawyer, Noah, and Saydee. He is also survived by his brother, Jimmy and Connie Payne of Hamilton, TX, sisters; Billie Jo Suggs of Tyler, TX, Louise (Tooter) and Jerry Poole of Jonesboro, TX and Peggy and Bill Johnson of Runaway Bay, TX and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Vera, parents, Charlie and Lula Payne, brothers, Charles Stifflemire, Gene Payne, Donald (Duck) Payne, and sister, Mamie Smythe.
He was a member of Blue River Fellowship Church in Caddo, OK. He loved talking to all the little kids at church and showing them how he could pull his thumb off. They were always amazed and he would show them how to do it.
Celebration of Gilbert’s life will be held at Riley Funeral Home, 402 W. Main, Hamilton, TX 76531 at 2pm, Thursday, May 25, 2023 with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2023 at Riley Funeral Home from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please honor Gilbert’s memory with donations to the Evergreen Cemetery, 315 FM 217 W, Jonesboro, TX 76538, or the Building Fund of Blue River Fellowship Church, P O Box 481, Caddo, OK 74729.
Pallbearers; Chris Boydstun, Mark Boydstun, Wesly Keefer, Colby Keefer, John Keefer, Ashtyn Keefer, and Noah Boydstun.
