Obituary for Betty Jane Payne (McKay)
Betty Jane Payne, 89, of Bolivar, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020, at the Happy Valley Nursing Home in Marionville, Missouri. Betty was born July 15, 1930 in Fouke, Arkansas to John and Ruby McKay.
Betty belonged to that great and tough generation of people who grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. After WWII ended, she married her Navy sailor, Emmuel “Randy” Brewer, and they had three children, Anna Carol, Michael Douglas, and David Kim. In 1958, after life had taken many turns, she would come to live in Bolivar, Missouri where she was employed with the Upjohn In-home Care for many years. Then, in 1972, after her marriage to James Lee Payne, she helped James; owner and operator of the Payne Implement Company, in Bolivar, Missouri. Betty was a lifelong animal lover, and volunteered regularly at “Going to The Dogs”, a local animal rescue facility at the time.
Betty loved to read books, write letters to her friends and family and take pictures. Her passion was cooking, a leisure afternoon at Dunnegan Park and spending time with her grandchildren. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Emmuel Randy Brewer, husband, James Lee Payne, two brothers, James and Jack, two sisters, Addie and Virginia, daughter, Anna Carol, two granddaughters, Erica Brewer and Beth Weber, and step-son, Johnny Huggins.
Betty is survived by two sons, Michael Brewer (Cheryl) of Columbia, MO, David Brewer (Twyla) of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, two step-sons, Michael and Ronnie Huggins of Springfield, MO, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, Amy Newell (Todd; Austin, Alexandria, Max) of Titusville, Florida, Rachel Morris (Chris; Seth) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Sarah Lee; (Cameron, Porter) of Mission, Kansas, Ian Brewer (Lydia; Rubie) of Seattle, Washington and Emily Collins (Jeremy; Ivory ) of Rocklin, California, great grandsons Shawn and Devin Weber of Fulton, MO and one great-great grandchild Josh Murphy of Fulton, her extended Payne Family and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made in Betty's honor to your local Humane Society or to Alzheimer’s Research. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home of Springfield with a graveside service at a later date.
Betty belonged to that great and tough generation of people who grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. After WWII ended, she married her Navy sailor, Emmuel “Randy” Brewer, and they had three children, Anna Carol, Michael Douglas, and David Kim. In 1958, after life had taken many turns, she would come to live in Bolivar, Missouri where she was employed with the Upjohn In-home Care for many years. Then, in 1972, after her marriage to James Lee Payne, she helped James; owner and operator of the Payne Implement Company, in Bolivar, Missouri. Betty was a lifelong animal lover, and volunteered regularly at “Going to The Dogs”, a local animal rescue facility at the time.
Betty loved to read books, write letters to her friends and family and take pictures. Her passion was cooking, a leisure afternoon at Dunnegan Park and spending time with her grandchildren. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Emmuel Randy Brewer, husband, James Lee Payne, two brothers, James and Jack, two sisters, Addie and Virginia, daughter, Anna Carol, two granddaughters, Erica Brewer and Beth Weber, and step-son, Johnny Huggins.
Betty is survived by two sons, Michael Brewer (Cheryl) of Columbia, MO, David Brewer (Twyla) of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, two step-sons, Michael and Ronnie Huggins of Springfield, MO, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, Amy Newell (Todd; Austin, Alexandria, Max) of Titusville, Florida, Rachel Morris (Chris; Seth) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Sarah Lee; (Cameron, Porter) of Mission, Kansas, Ian Brewer (Lydia; Rubie) of Seattle, Washington and Emily Collins (Jeremy; Ivory ) of Rocklin, California, great grandsons Shawn and Devin Weber of Fulton, MO and one great-great grandchild Josh Murphy of Fulton, her extended Payne Family and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made in Betty's honor to your local Humane Society or to Alzheimer’s Research. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home of Springfield with a graveside service at a later date.