Bill Payne

Mr. William "Bill" Payne, 86, of Paris died Monday, February 27, 2017, at Henry County Medical Center.Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church on 401 Irvine Street with Rev. James Webb officiating. Interment will follow in Western Oak Grove Cemetery.Mr. Payne will Lie in State on Friday from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Rawls Funeral Home.He was born on June 6, 1930, to Charlie L. Payne and Mattie Bell (VanDyke) Payne in Springville, TN.He was a member of Western Oak Grove Church where he serves as a deacon, Korean War veteran serving in the Marines, a Mason and a truck driver for Dearbon Wholesale Grocery for forty-five years. He was married to Lady Esther Mayden on May 10, 2002.He is also survived by his children, William Daryl Payne of Chicago, IL, Mary (George) Sharkey-Smith of Sikeston, MO and Regina Mayden of Chicago, IL; his siblings, Peggy Searcy, Mattie (Edward) Sullivan and Paul (Vernesser) Payne all of Paris, TN; nine grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Sherman Payne, parents Charlie and Mattie Bell Payne, a brother, Bobby L. Payne and a sister, Betty Mae Taylor. Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515