Ethel Lee Payne

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July 26, 2025

Jul

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wells Funeral Home - Waynesville

296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

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Funeral service

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wells Funeral Home - Waynesville

296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

Jul

Burial

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church

1128 Max Patch Rd, Clyde, NC 28721

Legacy Remembers

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July 26, 2025

Ethel Payne Obituary

Ethel Lee Payne, 91, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2025, at Baptist Easley Hospital. She was born on March 25, 1934, in Haywood County, North Carolina. Daughter of the late Wrickman Ledford and Nellie Price Ledford.She was predeceased by... Read Ethel Payne's Obituary