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Thomas Flowell Payton, age 87, passed away on December 5, 2004. Flowell was born on August 13, 1917, in Ima, New Mexico. He graduated from New Mexico Junior College in Portales. Flowell also graduated from New Mexico State University in 1940 with a degree in Agriculture. After receiving his degree Flowell begin a teaching career in Roy, NM. Flowell found and married the love of his life, Frances Boulware. They were married for 54 years, until the time of her death. They had one daughter Roxana Lynn Payton. Flowell taught in Roy and Clayton, NM, he later became a High School Principal in Clayton, Farmington and Los Lunas, NM. During his teaching career Flowell encountered many new faces and touched many lives. He will be dearly missed. Flowell is preceded in death by his wife, Frances Boulware Payton; his parents, William H. and Jimmie Kizer Payton; his twin brother, James Lowell Payton; two other brothers, Hoy Payton and Orlan Payton; and his nephew, Otis Orlan Boren. He is the loving father of Roxana L. Payton of Los Lunas, NM; the fond brother of Bill Payton and his wife, Betts of Wickenburg, AZ; the proud uncle of his niece, Constance Robinson of Hobbs, NM and his nephews, Tim Payton of Prescott, AZ, Ron L. Payton of Ft. Worth, TX and Key F. Payton of California. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at Romero Funeral Home Chapel. A memorial service will be held at Harwood Methodist Church in Albuquerque, NM; on December 9, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. Interment will take place in Roy, NM. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be given to the Clayton, NM or Roy, NM FFA. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen.
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