Charles "Bill" Payne

Charles "Bill" Payne - Sunrise October 5, 1955 and Sunset August 31, 2015. One of his favorite scriptures was Matthew Chapter 6:9-13.

Bill went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of August 31, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Andrea M. Payne, his father and mother Rev. Charles H. Payne and Ora Postell-Payne, his grandparents Mr. Shirley Turner and Willie Ann Turner, and Mr. Braize Postell and Myrtle Postell.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his twin sister W. Bradie Chapple, and Shirley Ann Payne, both of Columbus;

Three brothers, Rev. Jonathan E. Payne (Margarita) of Mayflower, Ark., Rev. Troy Payne and Mark W. Payne of Memphis;

Bill also leaves his step daughter Whitney Alsum-Snell, a host of nephews and nieces as well as acquaintances and friends he met along the way.

Bill gave his heart to the Lord at an early age and was baptized under the pastoral care of Rev. T.J. Green, now deceased, at First Baptist Church in Blytheville. Bill never forgot nor lost his love for family and friends. He wasn't able to travel but would reminisce about life in Blytheville "back in the day," as he recalled.

A graveside memorial service was held Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Plainview Cemetery in Mount Eagle, Tenn. Layne Funeral Home of Palmer, Tenn. was in charge.