Gilbert Jean Payne

GILBERT JEAN 'DUPPY' CECIL PAYNE

Known to her family and friends as Duppy, Jean Payne, 81, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at home surrounded by her loving family. With her husband of 48 years Dick Cecil (now deceased), she was the co-owner of the Smokehouse restaurant and raised a family of eight children. Later, she was a long time employee of Gene's Health Food Store. A faithful member of Immaculate Catholic Church for many years, she married Maurice Payne, a Daviess County farm owner and operator, in 1998.

Duppy was a great conversationalist, and her home always had the door open to friends and family. The hospitality shown at the "Jude Ranch", the farm once owned by the Cecil family, and the Smokehouse Restaurant will long be remembered by those who enjoyed it. Her circle of love widened in her years at the Payne farm to include step children and grandchildren.

Duppy is survived by her husband Maurice, her seven children and their spouses, Bonnie Miller (Tom), Sharon Hart, Herman Cecil (Adelyn), Danny Cecil (Marcela), Tony Cecil (Sheila), Brenda Riddle (George), daughter-in-law Cathy Cecil Zuerner, and Jude Cecil (Lorie). She was also loved by her six step children, Pam Shepherd (Dan), Rodney Payne, Jerry Payne (Bonnie), Joyce Payne, Terry Joe Payne, Tina Guth (Jon), and her 24 grandchildren, seven step grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren, and brothers and sisters, Joe Yeand (Jean), Barbara Norvell (Tom), and Lillian Murphy. Duppy was preceded in death by her first husband Dick Cecil, her son Joey Cecil, grandson John Hart, and son-in-law Bill Hart.

Duppy loved to be with people and had a wonderful way of making them a part of her life. She will be greatly missed by those that love her. Our sorrow is mixed with joy as she is now reunited with so many that she loved that have gone before her.

Welcome home Mom, we will be waiting for the next big gathering.

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, November 20, at Immaculate Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday and after 9:00 A.M. Thursday at Glenn Funeral Home. Prayers will be 6:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, c/o Immaculate Catholic Church, 2516 Christie Place, Owensboro, Ky. 42301.