Mr. James Edward Payne, age 86, of Flowery Branch, GA, passed away September 29, 2009 at North East Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
Mr. Payne was born on April 19, 1923 in Gaston Co., NC, to the late William Carlos and Annie (Turner) Payne. He lived in Blairsville for many years, but had lived in Flowery Branch for the last 44 years. Mr. Payne was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Margaret Payne Sept. 29, 2008.
Survivors include: daughters, Mary Frances Pitts of Flowery Branch, GA, Martha Mildred Whited of Gillsville, GA, and Lori Lynn Stewart of Flowery Branch, GA; sons, James William Payne of Flowery Branch, GA, and Jessie Wade Payne of Commerce, GA; twenty three grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home with Rev. Jason Walls officiataing. Pallbearers will be John Payne, Jason Payne, Daniel Quesenberry, Noah Quesenberry, Nathaniel Whited. Burial will follow in Union Memory Gardens.
The family will recive friends at the Cochran Funeral Home Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Cochran Funeral Home Blairsville, GA www.cochranfuneralhomes.com in charge of arrangements.