Dorothy Emily Spencer Payne

Dorothy Emily Spencer Payne

Aug. 16, 1918~Sept. 18, 2015

Dorothy "Dottie" Emily Spencer Payne, 97, of Diamond City, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015.   

A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church in Diamond City at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. with the Revs. Don Rose and Don Reichers officiating.   

Dottie was born on Aug. 16, 1918, in Williamson County, Texas, to James Theodore and Lillie Bessie (Stanford) Spencer.  She was the fourth out of five children, all of whom preceded her in death. 

Dottie attended Nixon-Clay Business College in Austin, Texas. 

She worked for Montgomery Ward for 33 years as a bookkeeper.   

Dottie retired with her husband, Cecil Lemoyne Payne, to Spicewood, Texas, where she was a water meter reader and billing clerk for the community. 

She worked as a volunteer for numerous charitable organizations throughout her life. 

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and past worthy matron of the Capitol Chapter in Austin, Texas. 

She was also an active member of the First Baptist Church in Marble Falls, Texas, and Diamond City, Arkansas.     

She is survived by: a daughter, Margaret Ann Brumley of Diamond City, Arkansas; a step-daughter, Jan Appleby and her husband, Don, of Tomball, Texas; grandchildren, Aaron Payne and wife, Sarah, Lisa Stone and husband, Van, Robyn Wood and husband, Charles, and Dale Appleby and wife, Lori; 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.   

Dorothy was preceded in death by Cecil Lemoyne Payne, her husband of 26 years, and Arden "Ard" Kish, her late life companion.   

A private interment will be held at Milum Cemetery in Lead Hill, Arkansas. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 (info@alzfdn.org) or the American Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311 (www.diabetes.org.)

Arrangements are under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison. Online condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com.