Saying goodbye

I hate that it's taken me so long to update this, but things have been so very hectic... My Grandma is gone....still so surreal, and hard to even say. She is though, and there are so many things I wished I could have said to her, so many wonderful times I was hoping she would share with us all. I know that she will still be with me, in one way or another! I just miss her so much, and find it hard to accept that I will never hear her voice again.

I told her on Friday (July 3) that I loved her and would see her later. She said a few things to Wyatt, told him no matter what, always remember to love the Lord and she told Me she loved me, told Richard that she loved him...and that was the last time I would ever talk to my Grandma. Had I known then what I know now....I would have talked to her until my voice hurt.

Saturday afternoon, they moved her to Haven Hospice care center in Gainesville. She didn't wake up the entire time. She did rouse when a chaplain came in that night, and talked for a while with her and the others who were there. After that, she never woke again. She stayed unresponsive and asleep until Thursday morning, between 7:00 and 7:15am, when her Lord took her home.

I am however, grateful for the time that I did have with her, and the time that she had with Wyatt. I will tell him every day how much his Grandma loves him, and what a beautiful person she was.

I love her soooo very much.......

Lucille C. Payne

STARKE-Lucille Crutchfield Payne, 85, of Starke, went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Haven Hospice Care Center in Gainesville.
Born in St. Augustine, Mrs. Payne was a longtime resident of Starke and faithful member of the First Baptist Church. She retired from the Bradford County school system after 33 years of dedicated service as a loved teacher and administrator. She was a member and president of many organizations including Alpha Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma, the Women's Club of Starke, two chapters of the Red Hat Society and a member of two quilting groups. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Edward and Rosalie Berry Crutchfield.
Survivors include her loving husband of 63 years, Marion Payne of Starke; a son, Marty (Gayle) Payne of Minneola; daughters, Becky Payne (Steve) Hall of Orlando, Nancy Payne of Starke; a sister, Nancy Crutchfield Holman of Waynesville, N.C., granddaughter, Nicole Stevens Canipe (Richard) of Keystone Heights and a great-grandson, Wyatt Canipe of Keystone Heights.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in the First Baptist Church of Starke with the Reverends Rodney Coe and Ben Bryant officiating. Graveside services followed at Crosby Lake Cemetery under the care of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home of Starke. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church College Fund, P.O. Box 1258, Starke, FL 32091; the American Cancer Society, 2119 S.W. 16th St., Gainesville, FL 32608 or Haven Hospice, 4200 N.W.. 90th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606.