Margaret Ailene Payne, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at her home.

Mrs. Payne was born May 1, 1925, in Shamrock, Okla. She was retired from Bowie County Sheriff’s Office and member of Highland Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buford Payne; and one daughter, Judith Payne.

Survivors include three daughters and son-in-law, Nancy Carr, Linda and James Francis and Margaret Bonds of Texarkana; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Debra Payne of Texarkana; two sisters, Mary Tibbitts of Coleman, Texas, and Hannah Davidson of...

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