Charlotte Sue Payne (1946-2024)

 

 

Charlotte Sue Payne, a long time Bartlesville resident, died on December 3, 2024, at Forrest Manor in Dewey, Oklahoma at age 78. Charlotte was born August 24, 1946, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Helen Blaylock Green and Junior Green. She began school in Tulsa and moved to Nowata, Oklahoma early in life when her parents divorced and Helen married Lee Borneman who adopted Charlotte and her sister Carol Ann. Charlotte had spinal meningitis while in Nowata Elementary School. She graduated from Nowata High School, where she was a cheerleader, in 1964, and then attended Bartlesville Beauty School. Charlotte worked as a hair stylist for over 50 years in her own shop and other shops. She loved motorcycles, art, music, dancing, and her many cats. Charlotte and Stevie Joe “Red Boots” Payne married in Las Vegas, June 3, 1995 and were married 29 years until her death. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen, adoptive father Lee Borneman, and her sister, Carol Ann Fink of Knoxville, TN, beloved aunt Barbara Blaylock Cooper of Tulsa, cousins Linda Delargy, Larry Golleto, and cousin Tony Golleto who died from AIDS in 1988, and stepson Stephen William Payne. She is survived by Stevie Joe, her niece Kim Ketchings of Knoxville, TN, several cousins, including Jeff Golleto of Norman,OK. Charlotte was a kind and loving woman who hated Donald Trump with every fiber of her being. She was loved by many and will be sorely missed.

Mission Statement of Stephen Payne

 

My Mission

My mission is to learn, teach and give.

I am a product more of my decisions and choices than of conditions.  I do not allow present circumstances or past conditioning to determine my responses to the challenges that I face.  

I choose to focus on the positive, to work within my circle of influence, to act directly on the things that I can do something about and so reduce my circle of concern.

I learn by studying the great works.

I learn from a wide variety of sources; from books, films, video and audio programs, from the Bible and Christian works; from examples, changemakers, gate keepers, teachers, and from all of life itself.

From all that I learn, I teach and give to those in need as much as I can.

I seek risks for I learn from them and I grow with each success--and also with each failure.

I do not let fear of failure discourage me for I believe that success is just failure turned inside out.  I bring interest, enthusiasm, curiosity, talent, and joy to all that I do..  

I am friendly and outgoing, always speaking first, putting my hand out to make everyone feel welcome.  

I am fair in all things, with the courage to do what is right balanced against the consideration of others.

I accept responsibility for my own actions, not blaming others or finding excuses.

I have deep respect for nature and I leave the world a better place each time I have the opportunity.

Stephen J. Payne