Mary Jo Payne

Mary Jo Payne, 70, of Owensboro passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born June 25, 1951 in Daviess County to the late Sam and Mae Shively Reneer. Mary Jo was a retired assistant manager at Rite Aid Pharmacies and was a member of Metro Pentecostal Church. She was an avid UK fan and loved spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Anthony Payne in 2015; and three brothers, Roy Reneer, Charles Reneer, and Harry Reneer.

She is survived by a son, Andrew Freels (Angela); stepdaughter, Chrystal Payne (Aaron); two grandchildren, Kayla Freels and Tanisha Pruitt; sister, Wanda Smith (Coleman); and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 12 p.m. noon on Monday in the chapel at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday and after 10 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. The family requests that masks be worn.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Tri-State Multiple Sclerosis, 971-C S. Kenmore Drive, Evansville, IN 47714.