Rae Lynne (Goforth) Payne, 72, of Lebanon, Mo., formerly of Richland, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.
Rae Lynne is survived by her son, Christopher Blake Payne of Springfield, Mo.; one grandson, Payne Howlett, and his father, David of Richland, Mo.; one sister, Debbie Fowler (Mike) of Inverness, Fla.; brother-in-law, Bryce Payne (Susan) of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; sisters-in-law, Donna Payne of Richland, Mo., and Linda North of Lebanon, Mo.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Swedeborg, Mo., with Pastor Matt Brady officiating.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James William Goforth and Dorothy Leah (Sturgeon) Goforth, husband, Kerry Payne (2013), their beloved daughter, Kerri Lyn (Payne) Howlett (2023), one brother, James Alan “Jimmy” Goforth (1983), Rae’s father and mother-in-law, Merrel and Bonnie Payne, and brother-in-law, Merrel Lee Payne.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Rae Lynne (Goforth) Payne to the Kerry Payne Memorial Scholarship and can be left at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Chapel of Richland. Sign guest book at www.memorialchapelsandcrematory.com.
