Payne, Dollie Mae

1928 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Payne, Dollie Mae
  Birth	18 Jul 1928	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	PAYN.D018
  _FGRAVE	144188007
  Death	24 Mar 2015	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona   [1]
  	Former longtime Flora resident Dollie Mae (Payne) Farris, 86, passed away peacefully at home in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. She was born in Flora, Illinois, on July 18, 1928, to Effie Elizabeth and Clarence George Payne. Dollie lived most of her life in Flora where she worked many years at the original East End Café and was a member of the First Methodist Church, as well as a member of the Board. She later moved to Arizona in 2002 where she remained until the time of her death. Dollie leaves behind four children, Donna (Shehorn) Gagnon of Glendale, AZ, Connie (Shehorn) Dow of Phoenix, AZ, Bill Farris of Flora and Gina (Farris) & Clay Jenkins of Glendale, AZ. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, a great-great-grandson; two sisters Zelda Devore and Elsie Phelps, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, and a sister. Funeral services was held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery, followed by a reception at the First Methodist Church. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to the First Methodist Church or Alzheimer's organization.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I55924	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Payne, Clarence George,   b. 22 Nov 1898   d. 14 Jun 1972 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Brown, Effie Elizabeth,   b. 27 Apr 1908, Arkansas d. 30 Nov 1971, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F20854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shehorn, ?
  Family ID	F20197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Farris, ?
  Family ID	F20196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1928 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 24 Mar 2015 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Dollie Mae (Payne) Shehorn Farris (1926-2015)

  
  

• Sources

  [S16216] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Farris, Dollie Mae, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144188007/dollie-mae-farris), none. (Reliability: 2).