Ocie Ella Anderson Payton

Published 6:00 am Thursday, May 10, 2012

    Services for Ocie E. Anderson Payton will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m., at Unity Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Elsie A. Barnes officiating. Burial will be Unity Springs Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

    Mrs. Payton 64, died Wednesday, May 4, 2012, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a teacher for 27 years.

    Survivors include her husband, James R. Payton of Meridian; two sons: Montajo Payton and Cedric Payton; one daughter, Alisha Payton; two sisters: Elsie A. Barnes (Thomas) of Gulfport, and Marva A. Shelby (Sammie) of Laurel; and, five brothers: Riley Anderson (Minnie) of Cleveland, Ohio, Curtis Anderson of Union, S.C., John Anderson of DeKalb, James Anderson (Lisa) of Flint, Mich., and Willard D. Anderson (Justina) of Dayton, Ohio.

    She was preceded in death by her father, Lonnie J.C. Anderson; mother, Omera Riley Anderson; step-mother, Dessie Lee Anderson; and two sisters: Johnnie Pearl Anderson Williams, and Doris Anderson Hayes.

    Visitation will be Friday, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the funeral home.