OBITUARY NAME: ONUL V. "COTTON" PAYNE , A LIFE TIME ATOKA COUNTY AREA RESIDENT, RAISED IN THE BOLAR COMMUNITY BORN: COTTON WAS BORN ON MARCH 27, 1928 TO JOE PAYNE AND NORA EFFIE (STEER) PAYNE IN THE BOLAR COMMUNITY OF ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2007 AT HIS RESIDENCE ON WINDY LANE IN ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA AGE: 79 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS EDUCATION: COTTON ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE BOLAR COMMUNITY AND ALSO ATTENDED BARBER SCHOOL MARRIED: HE MARRIED ANNA RUTH JOHNSON ON NOVEMBER 13, 1958 IN BOSWELL, OK. SHE PRECEEDED HIM IN DEATH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1995. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER CHURCH AFFILIATION: COTTON WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. HE SERVE IN THE U.S. ARMY IN KOREA AND JAPAN, HE RECEIVED THE JAPAN ARMY OCCUPATION METAL. THE KOREAN SERVICE METAL WITH A BRONZE STAR, THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND 2 PURPLE HEARTS AND HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V., COTTON WAS ALSO A RODEO HAND, BULL DOGGER, CALF ROPER AND A BULL RIDER. MOSTLY .HE ENJOYED HIS FAMILY TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. SURVIVED BY: CHILDREN: DEBRA KAY WICKS OF ATOKA NORA MORGAN OF ATOKA PATSY ANGEL AND HUSBAND TRENTON OF ATOKA GRANDCHILDREN: AMANDA KEELER AND HUSBAND OF TRAVIS OF ATOKA JUSTIN RECTOR OF ATOKA KEVIN ANGEL AND WIFE JOYE OF ATOKA STEVI MORGAN OF ATOKA GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: AUSTIN RECTOR OF LANE SHAYE ANGEL OF ATOKA HOPE ANGEL OF ATOKA TAYTUM KEELER OF ATOKA 1 SISTER: LAVERNA RASSIMASON OF MODESTO , CA. 4 BROTHERS: L.T. PAYNE AND WIFE MATTIE OF AZTEC, N.M. HAROLD PAYNE AND WIFE AVIS OF ANDERSON, CA. ELIGE PAYNE OF HUGO, OK MACK PAYNE AND WIFE CAROLYN OF N. POLE, ALASKA ALONG WITH NUMEROUS COUSINS, NEICES, NEPHEWS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: ANNA RUTH JOHNSON PAYNE PARENTS: JOE AND EFFIE PAYNE BROTHER: JUNIOR PAYNE SISTER: LaWANDA JOHNSON ************************************************************************************************************ DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL INTERMENT: ROSEHILL CEMETERY IN WAPANUCKA OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER ASSISTING: REV. TOM HARGRAVE CASKETBEARERS: KEVIN ANGEL. JUSTIN RECTOR. TERRY PAYNE, LARRY PAYNE, RUSTY JOHNSON, DOUG JOHNSON HON. CASKETBEARERS: MIKE HOOK. RICK FLOYD, MARTY DEATON POKEY MILLER, BOBBY BURROUGH SR., LINNIE STEER FAMILY NIGHT-SUNDAY 6 PM SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK