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James Payne Obituary

EFFINGHAM - James M. Payne, 89, Marion, formerly of Effingham, retired Kraft Foods salesman, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2011). Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, Marion., and two hours before services Wednesday, Johnson Funeral Home, with 1 p.m. Masonic rites. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, with military rites. Memorials: Shriners Hospitals for Children. Send condolences: www.wilsonmcreynolds.com. World War II Army veteran. Member: Centenary United Methodist Church, Effingham, and Effingham Masonic Lodge AF&AM 149. Survivors: son, John A. Payne, Marion; daughters, Carol Unger, Rockville, Md.; Gwendolyn Weaver, Idaho Falls, Idaho; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Preceded by: wives, Lois May and Leona M. Online guest book at http://legacy.com/obituaries/herald-review/
Published by Decatur Herald & Review on Jan. 17, 2011.

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