Lucille Nabors

Payne

Obituary

On November 16, 2023, our beloved Lucille McGaughy Nabors Payne made her transition, embraced by the love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and surrounded by numerous family members.

Lucille was born on Sunday, September 1, 1935 in Nettleton, Mississippi to the late Estelle Harper and Earl McGaughy. Growing up as a child, she attended Nettleton schools. She accepted Christ at an early age and attended East Springhill Baptist Church in Nettleton. After she retired and moved back to Nettleton she regularly attended Greater New Prospect M.B. Church.

Lucille loved her family and was always surrounded by her sisters, brother and cousins. In her early 20's, she married Monroe Nabors and moved to St. Louis to find a better way of life. Throughout her early years, she would go on to have 8 children while moving to Chicago, IL and settling in Toledo, OH. Lucille worked many jobs in Toledo she found employment with Cherry Hill Nursing Home, Henzler Mfg. Corp. and Chrysler Corp. (where she retired). She worked hard to take care of her family and it was a struggle sometimes, but she managed. And through it all, she tried to teach all of her children the value of hard work, responsibility and independence.

When it was time to retire, Lucille along with her siblings chose to build retirement homes in Nettleton, MS (land originally owned by their parents). Lucille really enjoyed this home for several years but as time passed, she wanted to be closer to her children and moved back to Toledo. Lucille loved to travel, she visited Canada, Egypt, Jamaica, Mexico, Rome and the Holy Land. She especially loved taking road trips with her niece Charlotte McGaughy Brown. Cil had a welcoming smile and loved spending time with family. She loved to stay up all night and "no one" could stay up longer than she could. Cil loved listening to the Blues while sipping her Crown Royal and laughing with family. She perfected her 7up cake recipe and loved preparing it for family gatherings.

Lucille (lovingly called Lou by some and Cil by the rest) was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Estelle Harper McGaughy, sisters Pearline McGaughy Kaufman and Earliedree McGaughy Brown Vaughn and brother Johnny Earl McGaughy, ex-husbands Monroe Nabors, Jr. and Frank Payne. She leaves one surviving sister, Barbara Jean McGaughy Shumpert King.

Lucille leaves many who will continue to share her memory. This includes sons Donnell Nabors, Melvin Nabors, Dennis Nabors, Douglas Nabors, Michael (DeLora) Nabors, Eric (Michelle) Nabors, Randy Payne of Ohio and daughter Evelyn Nabors Bowers Cole (Anthony) of Chicago. Lucille was blessed with four grandchildren: Tony Bowers; Bianca Bowers; Jasmine Nabors; and Tiffany Alexander. She was also blessed with great grandchildren: Tate Bowers; Trent Bowers; Milan Jackson; Jay Nabors; Jayden Long; Dale Long; Aiyanna Fagan; Lashayla McCall; and Camarion McCall and Camron McCall.

Lucille's life touched so many hearts. She left a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. There is no way to include the names of every single soul that she cared for and that cared for her. We, her children acknowledge your presence in her life.