Patricia Peace PAYNE

PAYNE, Mrs. Patricia Peace, 62, of Cumberland, passed away Tuesday morning at her residence. She was born June 22, 1947, in Farmville. She was the daughter of the late Herman Lionel and Beatrice Turner Peace. She was employed by Longwood University. She was a member of the Virginia Classic Cruisers Club and a member of the NSRA (National Street Rod Association). Patricia was a representative for Longaberger Basket Company. She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Payne; her nieces, Crystal Peace Acors and husband, James Thomas Sr. and their son, J.T. Acors Jr., whom Patricia called "her baby," Shannon Cloyd and Kim Cox; her great-nieces and nephews, Katilyn, Kristin, Kaylee, Ashley, Dillon and Dalton; her sister, Brenda Stevenson of Richmond; her sister-in-law, Jenny Massengill and husband, Benny; a close family friend, Pauline Ingle; and numerous special friends. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lionel Edwin Peace. A funeral service will be held Friday, September 25, 2009, 2 p.m. at the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home, with interment in Wards Chapel Church Cemetery, in Crewe. Family will receive friends Thursday evening 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made American Cancer Society or to Wards Chapel Church. Puckett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.