July 8, 2006

PUXICO - Martin Keith Payne, 47, died July 7, 2006, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 6, 1959, in Advance, son of Thomas C. and Audrie Moore Payne of Puxico, he lived most of his life in Puxico. He was a 1977 graduate of Puxico High School and a self-employed truck driver...

PUXICO - Martin Keith Payne, 47, died July 7, 2006, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born Feb. 6, 1959, in Advance, son of Thomas C. and Audrie Moore Payne of Puxico, he lived most of his life in Puxico. He was a 1977 graduate of Puxico High School and a self-employed truck driver.

On Oct. 13, 1979, he was united in marriage to Vickie Payne, who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: one son, Tommy Gardner of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Jackie Payne Harmon and Tonya Payne of Puxico; two brothers, Marlin Payne of Bluffton, Ark. and David Payne of Puxico; one sister, Tammy Wheetley of Puxico; and one grandchild.

Visitation is at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico where services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Phillip Tanner of Puxico will officiate.

Burial will follow in the McGee Cemetery near Puxico.

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