Mrs. Dorothy B. Payne

Dorothy B. Payne

Mrs. Dorothy B. Payne, 77, of Crozet, Virginia, passed into eternal rest at her home on Sunday, January 3, 2010.

She was born to the late James M. and Beatrice E. Howard on June 29, 1932, in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Mrs. Payne was preceded in death by her son, James E. Payne of Crozet, Virginia; two brothers, Charles F. Howard and James A. Howard; two brothers-in-law, Colonel Henry "Jack" Jackson, Robert "Henry" Payne.

She is survived by her loving husband, Edward J. Payne; her daughter, Barbara A. Barber and her husband, Kenneth, of Waynesboro, Virginia; two loving sisters, Louise Jackson of Denmark, South Carolina, Charlotte Smith and her husband, Lloyd, of Charlottesville, Virginia; three sisters-in-law, Rosetta Howard of Willingboro, New Jersey, Margaret T. Howard of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Marjorie Rodriguez of Pacoima, California; three grandchildren, LaWanda L. Barber, Freda M. Tate and her husband, Donald Tate, and Jermaine J. Barber; four great-grandchildren, Jennifer L. Tate, Kenneth P. Tate, Daquan Barber, and Raquan Barber; a number of nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends; and her devoted nurse, Beckie Swartz with Continuum.

Mrs. Payne was a very loving and caring person in so many ways. She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2010, at Piedmont Baptist Church in Yancey's Mill, Virginia, with the Reverend Loretta Waller Wyatt officiating.

The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the services.

Condolences may be paid to the family at www.jfbellfuneralhome.com.

J. F. Bell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.