The Monroe County native was a retired construction worker for Highbaugh Building Co. and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He attended Boyd School.
Survivors include two sons, James Everett Payne and wife Kimberly of Louisville and Joseph Alan Payne of Louisville; two daughters, Holly Gay Payne Erwin and husband James of New Milford, Ct., and Glenda Lea Payne Stewart and husband Andy of Louisville; four sisters, Juanita French, Dean Grimes and Athlene Thompson, all of Louisville, and Geneva Wisdom of Glasgow; one stepson, Dennis Payne of Bowling Green; two grandchildren, Joshua Lee Payne and Isaac Erwin; one step-granddaughter, Jennifer Payne of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie Matthew and Lecta Jane Dossey Payne; four brothers, Loy, Levy, Edward and Homer D. Payne; and four sisters, Edna Payne, Olene Payne, Ermine Arterburn and Exler Combs.
Funeral services will be at Strode Funeral Home in Tompkinsville with burial in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
The Monroe County native was a retired construction worker for Highbaugh Building Co. and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He attended Boyd School.
Survivors include two sons, James Everett Payne and wife Kimberly of Louisville and Joseph Alan Payne of Louisville; two daughters, Holly Gay Payne Erwin and husband James of New Milford, Ct., and Glenda Lea Payne Stewart and husband Andy of Louisville; four sisters, Juanita French, Dean Grimes and Athlene Thompson, all of Louisville, and Geneva Wisdom of Glasgow; one stepson, Dennis Payne of Bowling Green; two grandchildren, Joshua Lee Payne and Isaac Erwin; one step-granddaughter, Jennifer Payne of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie Matthew and Lecta Jane Dossey Payne; four brothers, Loy, Levy, Edward and Homer D. Payne; and four sisters, Edna Payne, Olene Payne, Ermine Arterburn and Exler Combs.
Funeral services will be at Strode Funeral Home in Tompkinsville with burial in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Family Members
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Loy Evans Payne
1910–1944
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Levy Clemons Payne
1911–1993
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Ermine Evelyn Payne Arterburn
1913–1994
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Exler Inez Payne Combs
1915–1996
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Olene Payne
1918–1993
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Edward Payne
1920–1920
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Edna Payne
1920–1924
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Homer Dee Payne
1923–1998
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Willo Dean Payne Grimes
1925–2006
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Geneva Payne Wisdom
1930–2017
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Ella Gene Payne
1933–1934
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Athlene Payne Thompson
1933–2012
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Juanita Payne French
1935–2019
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