Betty Payen (nee Gault)

Betty Payen (nee Gault) passed away Thursday, January 23 at the age of 95 years, holding the hands of her daughters.  Born on Feb. 6, 1929 in Jellico, Tennessee to parents, Jesse and Roussia Gault, Betty moved to Cincinnati with her sisters and worked at the Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company prior to marriage. Betty was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt whose greatest joy was sharing time and food with her family.  She is survived by her children Lycia (Todd Bennett) Maurits and Susan (Duwayne) Shriver; her grandchildren Ryan (Holly Claxton) Maurits, Alex Maurits, Andrew (Cassie Keiter) Shriver, and Natalee Shriver; and her great-granddaughter Lyla Shriver. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Betty is preceded in death by her cherished husband, the late Fernand "Fred" Payen and her siblings the late Jesse Gault Jr., the late Arthur Eugene "Gene" Gault Sr., the late Harry Gault, the late Reverand Lillie Hale-Bradford, the late William "Bill" Gault,  and the late Wanda "Sue" Folenius (survived by her husband, the Reverand Robert "Bobby" Folenius). Member of Landmark Baptist Temple. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 31st from 11 AM until time of the funeral service at 12 PM at Paul R. Young Funeral Home, 3950 Pleasant Ave., Hamilton, OH 45015. Interment to follow at Arlington Memorial Gardens. Online condolences can be conveyed at www.paulyoungfuneralhome.com .

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