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In addition to his children and third wife, Ola, Payne was survived by a half-sister, Emily Payne Watson, daughter of William Payne's first marriage to the former Theresa Long, and three sisters, all from Natchitoches: Mrs. Elisa P. Williams, Mrs. W. C. Jones, and Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (1874-1961), the wife of Charles Milton Cunningham (1877-1936), the publisher of ''The Natchitoches Times'' and from 1915 to 1922 a state senator. After her husband's death, Evelena or "Miss Lena,"as she became known, continued to publish the newspaper. Sheriff Payne also had a brother, Edward O. Payne of Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/>​

In addition to his children and third wife, Ola, Payne was survived by a half-sister, Emily Payne Watson, daughter of William Payne's first marriage to the former Theresa Long, and three sisters, all from Natchitoches: Mrs. Elisa P. Williams, Mrs. W. C. Jones, and Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (1874-1961), the wife of Charles Milton Cunningham (1877-1936), the publisher of ''The Natchitoches Times'' and from 1915 to 1922 a state senator. After her husband's death, Evelena or "Miss Lena,"as she became known, continued to publish the newspaper. Sheriff Payne also had a brother, Edward O. Payne of Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/>​

Payne is interred at the historic American Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/> He was succeeded as sheriff by his son, William Michael "Bill" Payne.<ref>"Sheriff Wyatt Luther Nugent, Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson Are Slain," ''The Winnfield (Louisiana) News-American,'' April 24, 1936.</ref>

Payne is interred at the historic American Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/> He was succeeded as sheriff by his son, William Michael "Bill" Payne.<ref>"Sheriff [[Wyatt Luther Nugent]], Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson Are Slain," ''The Winnfield (Louisiana) News-American,'' April 24, 1936.</ref>

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