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Funeral services for Larry Payton, founder of Tulsa’s Celebrity Attractions, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, 403 S. Cincinnati Ave.
Payton, 64, who died Monday at St. Francis Hospital as a result of complications from pneumonia.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Floral Haven, 6500 S. 129th East Ave. A second viewing will be held from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church.
Internment will be at Floral Haven immediately following the service.
Payton founded Celebrity Attractions with his wife, Kay, in 1983, which over the last three decades grew from a company presenting one-night-only performances of traveling shows into one of the country’s most successful presenters of Broadway touring productions.
Flowers may be sent to Floral Haven. In lieu of flowers, a scholarship fund in Payton’s name has been established at Southwest Baptist University to provide scholarships for members of the school’s tennis teams.
Payton was a graduate of Southwest Baptist University, and during his time there was a member of the tennis team. He was also a member of the university’s board of trustees.
Donations to the Larry Payton Scholarship Fund should be sent to Southwest Baptist University, 1600 University Avenue, Bolivar, MO, 65613.
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