"This is my last trip!"A regular declaration by Peggie Payne at the end of every trip the family went on for over fifty years.How far will you travel in your life? How many hearts will you touch? How many shoes can you buy and how much bacon can you eat?This is the story of Peggie Payne. An amazing woman, who was loved, will be missed, and will forever be cherished. Our "Gram," the elegant woman with sparkling green eyes that lit up with love when you walked in the room.Peggie's story starts on the Camas Prairie in central Idaho. She was born on August 7, 1924. Peggie would spend her childhood in Twin Falls, Idaho, until she moved to Burley when she entered high school. Burley is where she met her future husband, Garth Payne. They were married soon after Garth returned from serving during World War II. The two lived briefly in San Francisco, California, while Garth went to mortuary school. After moving back to Burley, Peggie raised two beautiful daughters, Sue Ann and Sally, while working alongside Garth helping Payne Mortuary serve the families of Mini-Cassia during difficult times.Despite her sincere wishes to have an obituary that simply stated, "I was here, and now I'm gone!" - the family would like to express their memories and love. For the memories are what make her eternal, and how we will keep her in our lives forever.She encouraged her family to travel and see the world. Her grandchildren took her advice to heart and towed her from one corner of the world to another. She said it kept her young! Due to her well-traveled life, she was a packing genius. No matter how long the trip, she would only bring one small suitcase with a few items, but never seemed to wear the same thing twice!She loved going to the movies, despite questioning the topic at the end, and wondering where all the good westerns had gone. Even though she could use a cell phone, she was very proud that she was a telephone operator during World War II. No matter what kind of day she had, it could be brightened by checking the progress of her Costco stock in the newspaper.Always elegant and classy, she had a unique ability to wear a pair of sweats and a T-shirt and still look like a model in Vogue. She hated chicken and coconut, but carried on a lifelong affair with shoes, all desserts, bacon, and biscuits and gravy. There was hardly a time, including her last days in the hospital, where she would turn down a gin and tonic - preferably Boodles Gin.She was an ace bridge player for most of her life. She belonged to a bridge club that lasted almost 70 years with her lifelong friends. She continued to play when she moved to Boise, where she was recruited to play in a very elite bridge club.She was comfortable having breakfast at the Express Café in Meridian, as well as at a Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC, for President H.W. Bush. She taught us to tip the hotel housekeeper two dollars personally every day, and to never use the hotel ice bucket without the bag. Gram's favorite sayings, "Been there, done that!" - "Enjoy it before you go, because you can't take it with you." - and, "Thank you, Granddad!"She played golf for most of her life as did her family. We will always remember the annual PJH family golf tournament, especially when it was played in Hawaii, and even when it was played in the Boise Residence Inn on Christmas Eve. She was a lover of theater and watched it from coast to coast; from the bright lights of Broadway, to San Francisco's Beach Blanket Babylon, to summer seasons under the stars at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. And who could forget driving in the Riviera singing to Neil Diamond on one of our many road trips.When she was in high school, she met Hemingway in Sun Valley at a newspaper conference. She always remembered him telling the students that newspapers would someday be obsolete. When the Burley newspaper stopped printing, she would exclaim many times that Hemingway said that would happen. When she moved to Boise several years ago, she deeply missed the Snake River, Burley, and all of her friends. However, she gained precious time spending her last years with her daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who all adored her.Peggie was preceded in death by her husband, Garth. Her spirit is carried on by her daughter, Sue Ann and her husband Ken Jones; her daughter, Sally Horner; as well as her six grandchildren and their spouses; and fourteen great-grandchildren.Many thanks to Meadow Lake for providing love and support to Peggie over the past six years. She always loved the bus outings and the afternoon entertainment. Also, a big thanks to St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center. Their staff helped Peggie and her family through the journey of her "last trip." She passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016.Goodnight, Peggie, sleep tight, Mother, pleasant dreams to you, Gram. And though it's sweet sorrow to part, you know you'll always remain in our hearts. Till we meet again, best friend, Adios, au revoir, auf wiedersehen…we love you!A memorial service will be held to celebrate the life of our sweet mother and grandmother on Saturday, November 12, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley. There will be a viewing from noon to 1 p.m., with a memorial to follow. She will be buried at the Pleasant View Cemetery in Burley, next to her lifelong love.