Major Payne

Mr. Major Payne, age 93, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mr. Payne was born Wednesday, August 30, 1916, a son of the late Charles Monroe and the late Virginia Ross Payne. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was a 50 + year member of Youngcane Masonic Lodge. Mr. Payne was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Grace, in 2009 and an infant daughter, Nettie Virginia Payne.

Surviving family members include: daughter and son-in-law, Blanche and Jimmy Huddleston of Blairsville; grandsons, Daryl Norwood and Curt Norwood, both of Kentucky; step-granddaughter, Rhonda Campbell of Virginia and step-grandson, Jim Huddleston III of Kentucky. 6 Great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM from the Chapel of the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with Rev. Steve Youngblood officiating. Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will meet with friends on Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please send condolences and sign the guest registry at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com