Velma Pauline Payne, who went by Pauline, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, surrounded by her family.

Pauline was born on August 21st, 1935, in Silver City, Oklahoma to Forrest and Rachel Estelle McCrackin. She spent much of her childhood in Silver City area graduating from Mannford High School.

She was united in marriage to Joseph William Payne on August 18, 1955, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During Joseph's military service, the couple resided briefly in California before returning to Oklahoma, where they made their home in Kellyville.  After approximately 15 years, they settled in the Silver City area, where Pauline remained until her passing.

Pauline worked most of her life in the medical field, working at both Bartlett Memorial Hospital in Sapulpa and Drumright Regional Hospital in Drumright.

She is survived by her four children: Charlotte and her husband Mark Griffis of Sand Springs, OK; Robin and her husband Tony Lusk, of Silver City, Ok; Mark and his wife Rhonda Payne, of Silver City, OK; and Rick and his wife Kelli Payne, also of Silver City, OK. She also leaves behind numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and all their spouses, as well as one great-grandchild and great-great grandchild soon to be born.

Pauline is preceded in death by her parents, Forrest and Rachel McCrackin, her husband Joe Payne; four brothers; one sister; one sister-in-law; one brother-in-law; and one nephew.

A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, March 8th, 2025 at Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel in Mannford, OK. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs.