SACRAMENTO- Rita Darnell Payton, 74, of Sacramento died June 28, 2021 at Continue Care Hospital at Baptist Health Madisonville. Mrs. Payton was born on June 20, 1947 in Greenville, KY. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, homemaker, and a believer and a member of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Payton is preceded in death by her parents, William and Anna Shanks.
Survivors include her husband Otis Payton; son William Payton; daughters Melissa (Joe) Woodburn, Mildred (Joe) Arnold; grandchildren Stuart (Sarah) Payton, Trevor Woodburn, Aryel (Logan) Conrad, Joe Arnold III, Camron Daniels, Evvie Arnold; great-grandchildren Will Payton, Ella Payton, Bentley Conrad; sisters Brenda Whitmer, Jennifer Austin, Paulette West, Carlotta Biggs, Anna Torres.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Michael Chestnut officiating and Bro. Gary Whitworth assisting. Burial will follow in Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at the church. Online condolences can be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.