Daina E. Payne

Daina E. Payne, 81, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019. She was born May 30, 1938 in Cleveland, Tennessee to the late James Teague and Emma Foote Teague. She was a member of the Church of God Sanctified and proudly worked as a teacher for the Cleveland city schools for 20 years. She loved her family and was very proud of them, and she enjoyed going to her church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnie Payne; daughter, Kathy Payne-Baxter, and son-in-law, Dean Underwood.

Survivors include her two children, Anthony (Karen) Payne and Patti Payne-Underwood; five grandchildren, Andrew Payne, David (Laura) Baxter, Brittnee (Michael) Lewis, D. J. (Amy) Underwood and Dustin Underwood; seven great-grandchildren, and other loving family and friends.

Memorial services will be Friday, August 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Serenity of Cleveland Funeral Home with Pastor Guilford Ronnie Hill officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. prior to the service.

The family requests memorial donations be made to the Church of God Sanctified, 746 First Street NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 in honor of Daina Payne.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Serenity of Cleveland Funeral Home. We invite you to send a message of comfort and view the family guestbook at www.serenityfunerals.com.