Novella Ruth Payne

Novella Ruth Payne, age 80, of Hillsboro, Illinois, passed away at Hillsboro Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Hillsboro, Illinois on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, Illinois. Memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m., also at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, Illinois, with Rev. PeeWee Denton, Pastor of New Horizon Church in St. Elmo officiating. Burial will be in Cress Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro, Illinois.

Novella was born on April 19, 1944 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to the late Lloyd and Virginia (Truax) Caulk. She worked as a CNA throughout her life and has lived in New Jersey, Sorento, Illinois, Hillsboro, Illinois and Vandalia, Illinois. Novella met Walter Payne and the two were united in marriage on September 14, 1972 in Hillsboro, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Payne celebrated 51 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on February 4, 2024. She was a member of the New Horizon Church in St. Elmo, Illinois.

Mrs. Payne is survived by her children, Ronald (wife, Debbie) Payne, Susan (husband, James) Arnold, Michelle (husband, Van) Gardner, Michael (wife, Stacy) Payne, Elizabeth (husband, Steven) Knepper, Ramsey Payne, and April (husband, Kenny) Gates; nineteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Ginni (husband, Charlie) Weiser; brothers, Rob (wife, Anna) Caulk, Kelly (wife, Carla) Caulk, Scott Caulk, and Tommy Caulk. She is preceded by her sister Carla Vandemark and brother Lloyd "Butch" Caulk.

Memorials are suggested to Hillsboro Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center’s Activity Fund.

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