Dorothy M. Payne, 88, of Thompsonville, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, in the Frankfort Care Center.
She was born in Kankakee, IL on July 3, 1924, the daughter of Gilbert and Nellie (Sims) Kiesling. She was a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps from 1944-1946 while enrolled at St Mary’s School of Nursing in Kankakee completing the program in June of 1946 as a registered nurse. She married Ernie Payne in 1951 in Corinth, Mississippi and he survives. Mrs. Payne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Benton. She was a co-farmer with her husband, and was dedicated to farming.
Mrs. Payne loved sports, especially basketball and racing. She was a proud Saluki mother.
Survivors include her husband, Ernie Payne of Thompsonville; a son, David Roscoe Payne and wife Ronda of Thompsonville; a daughter, Dorothea Poehler and husband Tom of Louisville; nephew, David Robert Kiesling and partner Yulia Karl and son Aiden of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Emily Nilsen and husband Andrew of Portland, Ore., Lillian Allen of Carbondale, Kiefer Payne of Thompsonville, Jared Payne of Thompsonville, Hannah Grace Poehler of Louisville; a sister, Shirley Dial of Benton; a brother, Robert Kiesling of Naples, Fla.; three nephews, Bruce Kiesling and wife Karen and their son Brandon, Rodney Dial and wife Jayma and their son Jory and daughter Jalyn, Denny Dial and wife Donna and heir son Eric and daughter Amanda; two nieces, Barbara Kiesling Oczki and her son Stephen Phelps, Linda Schloetzer and husband Gar and their son George Schloetzer and daughter Tina Avery.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by twin siblings.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton, with Father Joseph Trapp officiating. There will be no visitation. Those attending the services are requested to meet at the cemetery.
Morton & Johnston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials in Mrs. Payne’s memory may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church or to Hospice of Southern Illinois Inc.
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