Bertha G. “Gertie” Anderson passed away into the arms of Jesus on March 7, 2021 in the home of her daughter in Kaufman, Texas at the age of 89 years and 10 months. She was born in Owensboro, KY to the late Silas William Shelton and Dora Allen Shelton.
Gertie was preceded in death by her husband, the father of her six children, W.A. Payne; grandson, Art Green; granddaughter, Cynthia Somerville; brothers, Silas Wheeler, Thomas Earl, and William Marvin; and her sisters, Elizabeth Reeves, Willie Marguerite McGrew and Mary Evelyn Clements.
She is survived by her six children, daughters, Glenda Knight (Jim) of Texas, Kathy Somerville (Jeff) of Tennessee, Tammy Brooks of Oklahoma; sons, Gary Payne (Donna) of Texas, Danny Payne (Montez) of Kentucky, and Rick Payne (Sheryl) of Missouri; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 12:00 pm noon on Saturday at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory and will be live-streamed at www.davisfuneralhome.com. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. The number of those attending the service or visitation shall be within the current health and safety directives. Family and friends shall wear personal protective masks.