Bobby Brent Payne, age 91, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm Thursday, January 4th at Springfield Baptist Church with Bro. David Evans officiating. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery with Tray Davis, Samuel Davis, Ethan Davis, Terry Davis, Jim Campbell, and Craig Brown serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Oliver, Jerry Farmer, Don Hix, Mike Fowler, Alan Fowler, John Palmer, and Eli Palmer.
The family will receive friends from 11am until time of the service at 1pm Thursday at the church.
Mr. Payne was born September 1, 1932, in Springfield, to the late Byram and Ruby Simmons Payne. He was the retired Co-Owner of Payne Chevrolet and a U.S. Army veteran, reaching the rank of First Lieutenant. Mr. Payne was a member and usher at Springfield Baptist Church and a founding member of the Springfield Civitan Club where he never missed a meeting.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Payne was preceded in death by his wife, Jean H. Payne; infant daughter, Charlotte Bess Payne; brother, Don Payne; and a sister, Dorothy P. Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Debora “Debbie” P. (Tray) Davis of Pleasant View, and Sheree H. (Hal) Wolfenden of Amelia Island, FL; grandchildren, Samuel Davis, Ethan Davis, Morgan Davis, all of Pleasant View, Michelle (Damon) Dunwody of Macon, GA, Laura Wolfenden of Smyrna, GA, Julia Wolfenden of Atlanta, GA, and Andre Wolfenden of Milledgeville, GA; and nieces and nephews, Janita H. Brown, Jeff (Dianne) Payne, David Payne, and Donna (Bruce) Pierce.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Smile Train, the St. Jude Children’s Hospital, or to the Springfield Baptist Church Building Fund.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
