ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: PAYNE, HORACE LEALON 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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PAYNE, HORACE LEALON 
July 6, 1928 - September 23, 2014

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Funeral services for Mr. Horace Lealon Payne will be held Friday, September 26, 
2014, at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church of Franklin, with a 
gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:00 AM at the church. 

He will be laid to rest in the Franklin Cemetery. 

Rev. Sue Pugh will officiate the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Chris 
Pierce, Trevor Pierce, Randy Pesson, Hardy Kent, Gerard Alfred, and Josˇ 
Guillˇn.

Mr. Lealon was a native of Grapeland, Texas and a longtime resident of 
Franklin, who passed away at the age of 86 on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at 
Franklin Foundation Hospital. 

His passions in life were his beloved dog Chelsea, who went everywhere with 
him, and tending to his garden and sharing his vegetables with family and 
friends.

Survivors include his wife, Theresa "Sue" Payne; two sons, Tommy Payne and his 
wife Brenda and Sammy Payne and his wife Amy; three step-daughters, Jill Pesson 
and her husband Randy, Jill Frederick Gilmore, and Susan Frederick; one sister 
Freda "Freddie" Parker; special friends and caregivers, Jennifer Naquin and 
Chris and Laura Pierce and their children, Kristen, Trevor, Ashley, and Alaina; 
as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and 
other family members.

He was preceded in death by his previous wife, Margaret A. Payne; one son, 
Joseph Gerard Payne; one step-son, Mark A. Bordelon; his parents, Fred Payne 
and Layla Bridges Payne; and his siblings, J.D. Payne and Kathleen Worley.

Memorial contributions may be made in Lealon's name to the First United 
Methodist Church, 920 Main St., Franklin, LA 70538.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, 
Franklin, LA

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