Donald B Payne, 76, of Tampa, FL, passed away on March 16, 2012 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.
Born in Muskogee, OK, he moved here from Tulsa, OK in 1969. He retired as a Fossil Jeweler and enjoyed fishing, camping, and oceanography. He was a member of several fossil organizations. He was also a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War, earning the rank of Airman First Class.
Donald was preceded in death by his grandson, Alex Espinola. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Georgia P. Payne; son, Barry M. (Shirley) Payne of Jacksonville, FL; daughter, Angela (George) Hann of St. Petersburg, FL; three stepdaughters, Christina (Vern) Rice and Gigi Espinola, both of Tampa and Nina (Roger) Selly of Palo Alto, CA; three sisters, Pat (Gary) Laxson of Ft. Gibson, OK, Betsy (Laurel) Havens of Muskogee, OK, and Mary (Jay) Ross of Wagoner, OK; 6 grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Please sign the guestbook below.
We miss you Don. We never made our Carrabas date. Michaels going to take me, and we will toast to you. Love.
Daddy, I don’t quite know what to do without you now. I’ve had things to keep me busy since you died, but now I find myself with more time on my hands just to think about you. You don;t know how many times I just want to pick up the phone to call you for advice or just something silly.I’ve never felt felt this pain in my heart before. I know your not suffering anymore and I wish that gave me more comfort than it does. I miss you more than you know and love you more. Your daughter, Angela
Happy Father’s Day Daddy. Still thinking of you every day.
Love,
Your daughter Angela
I miss you more then anyone in the world could possibly miss someone.
Wish you were here ~ talk with you in my dreams
They say it gets easier with time, well it’s my second Fathers Day without you and I still cannot believe you are gone. I still say to myself “I need to call Daddy about this” and I’m stopped short when I realize I can’t.I dream of you a lot and like to think you’re trying to talk to me and I’m not getting the message. I’m trying very hard to make you proud of me because you meant the world to me. We weren’t just Father and Daughter, we were true friends.I love you so much , Angela
Thinking of you alot lately. <3
There isn’t a day I don’t think about you or talk with you. So many gifts you gave me in life with the most precious being the love you gave me unconditionally. I know I will see you again someday I miss you miss you miss you.
And I love you beyond the universe.💋💋
Love one of your chosen daughters who loves you most.
Krissy
Still miss you, Grandpa. Best Summers ever. Love you very much ❤️