Ms. Payne of Lakeland transitioned March 25, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, April 4, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. The Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.