Ruston, LA Services for Harriet Puckett Payton, 79, of Ruston, LA will be Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Dr. Michael Hawley will officiate. Interment will be at Pines Memorial Cemetery in Ruston. Visitation will be Saturday, June 17, from 12:30 PM to 2 PM at the church.Mrs. Payton was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, LA. Harriet is preceded in death by her husband, Barney Payton, and her sister, Judith Rose Puckett.Harriet is survived by her children: Julie Hill of Ruston, Lisa Bennett and husband, Stan, of Ruston, Mike Payton and wife, Nancy, of Ruston, and Jeff Payton and wife Rhonda, of Baton Rouge, LA; grandchildren: Chris Payton, Maggie Payton, Caty Luecke, Nick Bennett, Hank Bennett, Cody Bennett, Alice Caroline Hill, and Elizabeth Hill; great grandchildren: Jacob Hill, Beau Bennett, Emma Bennett, Bristol Bennett, and Josie Bennett; sister, Joanne Watson and husband, James, of Monroe, LA, and several nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Nick Bennett, Hank Bennett, Cody Bennett, Beau Bennett, Chris Payton, and Trent Luecke.Online condolence messages may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfunralhomes.com