Dorothy A. Payne, 73, of Claibourne, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 2,
 2007, at The Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville, where she had made
 her home the last 4 1/2 years.
 A 1952 graduate of Marion Harding High School, she was a member of
 Claibourne United Methodist Church and the Richwood Tops Group.
 She spent the majority of her adult life creating a warm and inviting
 home for her family. She will be deeply missed.
 She was born May 9, 1933, in Marion, to the late Arthur Earl and Ida Mae
 Mason Lessig. On Nov. 17, 1952, she married Joseph P. Payne Sr. They
 celebrated 50 years of marriage just before he died on Nov. 27, 2002.
 She also was predeceased by a brother, Harold Lessig, and two sisters,
 Gladys L. Clark and Marjorie M. Lessig.
 She is survived by two sons, Joseph P. Payne Jr. of Schamburg, Ill., and
 Larry J. (Janet) Payne of Richwood; grandchildren, Brandi Payne, Joseph
 P. Payne III and Jessica Payne; a step-granddaughter, Janette D.
 Blevins; great-grandchildren, Kayla Nicole and Jeremiah Joe Payne; and
 brothers, Gerold R. (Betty) Lessig of Salt Lake City, and Richard E.
 (Carol) Lessig of Marion.
 Calling hours will be today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Stofcheck Funeral Home,
 Richwood, where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial
 will be at Claibourne Cemetery. Pastor Danny Grose will officiate.
 Memorial contributions may be made to Loving Care Hospice at 113 S. Main
 St., Marysville, OH 43040 and/or the National Parkinson Foundation at
 1501 NW Ninth Ave., Miami, FL 33136-1494
  Directions to Claibourne Cemetery
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