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Obituary For Bertha T. Payne
OPELOUSAS - Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA for Mrs. Bertha T. Payne, 80, who entered eternal rest on Monday, July 19, 2021 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Opelousas, LA. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park in the Bellevue Community.
Father Lambert Lein will be officiating the funeral mass.
Mrs. Payne leaves to cherish her memories: three sons, Antoine (Connie) Joseph Payne, Jr. of Leonville, LA, Irvin (LaQuesha) Payne and Anthony Payne, both of Opelousas, LA; two daughters, Mary Payne and Patricia Payne, both of Opelousas, LA; two brothers, Anderson Thomas of Houston, TX and Alton (Mary) Thomas, Sr. of Patterson, LA; three sisters, Beulah Joseph (Larry), Mary Lou Hunt (Wilton) and Clara Belle Joseph, all of Opelousas, LA; two brothers-in-law, John Payne of Opelousas, LA and Milton Auzenne of Leonville, LA; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren; four sisters-in-law, Gloria Thomas, Anna Lee Davis and Carolyn W. Thomas-Sibley, all of Opelousas, LA and Carolyn Spikes of Lake Charles, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by: her husband, Antoine Payne, Sr.; her parents, Joseph and Melina Thomas, Sr.; an infant child, Barbara Payne; three brothers, Vincent Thomas, Sr., Joseph Thomas, Jr. and Herman Thomas, Sr.; one sister, Gustavia Thomas Auzenne; and three sisters-in-law, Gloria Jean Payne, Ophelia Augustine and Lozelle Thomas.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
** Please be advised we will adhere to the safety measures and precautions provided by the state of Louisiana due to COVID-19. Masks are required for those who will be in attendance. **
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to: Opelousas General Health Systemβs 4th Floor Medical Staff; Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care; Dr. Latonya Kelly; Dr. Mark Andrew Sicard, Staff of the Opelousas General Health Wound Care, Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Flushville Family, Evangeline Downs and Shining Star Lodge #262.
Words of condolences may be expressed at fordandjosephfh.com
Ford and Joseph Funeral Home, 907 N. Market St., Opelousas, LA, (337) 942-6750, is in charge of arrangements.
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With deepest condolences for the passing of your precious mother. May God continue to give your family peace and love during this difficult time. May she rest in God's perfect peace. Love, James and Janice Rideaux and family.
We extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family.π We are so sorry for your loss. We will always remember her loving smile as she would greet us in the neighborhood.π Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. πππ Joseph & Cynthia Payne
Our deepest sympathies to the Payne family during this time of bereavement. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God comfort you and give you HIS peace. Russell and Artherine Gradnigo White and family.
Our deepest sympathy and condolence goes out to the family of Ms. Bertha Payne. We been neighbors that was like family for years. We will be praying for the family in this difficult time. May her soul rest in peace and may the family continue to be strong and blessed. "Helen and Joseph G. Citizen"
I've known Mrs. Bertha all my life. We started as side by side neighbors, and ended up as front door neighbors. I grew up with all her children. Patricia and I were together from elementary through high school. I loved Mrs. Bertha so much. I stayed to her house often. She was like a second mom to me. I will always cherish my memories of her. My sincere sympathy and prayers goes out to the family. May God give you all strength & courage to continue to live on & may she rest in absolute peace near the throne of God. "Charlene Citizen Singleton"
Our heartfelt condolences to your family. She was a good person and she always acknowledged our family as her cousins. As her children, you have that same spirit. Cousins Ronald and Mary Richard and James Mary's son.
So Very Sorry For Your Loss. She will always be remembered for her Loving Kind Heart. Your Family is in Our Thoughts And Prayersππ The Sonnier Family
Sending sincere and heartfelt condolences and prayers to the Payne and Thomas family. May The God of all Comfort wrap His loving arms around each one of you during this most difficult time. "Pudgy"
To the family of Bertha Payne I send my condolence May her soul rest in perfect peace Dolores Thomas Houston Texas
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