1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by P.A. 21 Oct 2016.
" Raymond Carl Payne
Birth 1 Jul 1930
Death 2 Jul 2011 (aged 81)
Burial
Irvin Payne Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 171662242"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley, E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 291B; Page 51 of 75; Household #368.
Listed as Joyce Bright; age 7; born in OH; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James E. Bright.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joyce B. Payne; born 15 Sep 1933; living at 216 Creasey Road, Bluefield, VA 24605 in 1993.
3. Fanning Funeral Home, War, WV; Posted Obit.
"Joyce Bernice Payne, 78, of Abbs Valley, VA, formerly of the Bartley, WV, area, went to be with her Lord and Savior and join her husband Raymond Carl Payne on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital."Born September 15, 1933 in Seaman, Ohio she was the daughter of the late James Edward Bright and Eva Eula Bright of Bartley, W.Va. Joyce married Raymond on January 3, 1949 in Pikeville. Their life with each other began at a young age, and they spent over 60 years together making a home and raising a family. She dedicated her life to being a Christian, wife and mother. She had a gentle smile and never met a stranger. She had a beautiful singing voice and was often requested to sing “Crumbs from the Table” and “Child of The King” wherever she attended Church. Her kitchen saw many Sunday “after church” and holiday gatherings and pot luck dinners with sisters, brothers, cousins and so many extended family to enjoy and fellowship with one another. No one ever left her home hungry.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Carl Payne, brother, James “Jack” Bright and sisters, Helen Palmer and Bonnie Payne.
"Left to cherish her memory is her sister, Joanne Russnak of Beckley, WV, her eight children, Sheila Smith and husband Noah of Lakeland, FL, Stuart Payne and wife Ann of Inverness, FL, Eva Burnett of Fernandina Beach, FL., Steven Payne and wife Patsy of War, WV., Wesley Payne of Yukon, WV, Mona Eighmy of Tazewell, VA, Zoe Hasty and husband Bryan of Garmisch, Germany, Rachel Payne Morrow and husband Keith of Kernersville, NC; thirteen grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren; as well as countless friends and family whom were blessed to know her.
"Private family viewing will be Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. All friends and family may visit from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. with an evening service being conducted at 7:00 p.m.
"Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fanning Funeral Home in War, W.Va. with Pastor Johnny Kibby officiating. Burial will follow at the Irvin Payne Family Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain..."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by P.A. 22 Oct 2016.
" Joyce Berniece Bright Payne
Birth 15 Sep 1933
Death 10 Dec 2011 (aged 78)
Burial
Irvin Payne Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 171693019"Additional Information Posted:
"She was the daughter of the late James Edward Bright and Eva Eula Bright of Bartley, W.Va. Joyce married Raymond on January 3, 1949."
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 051978; Ancestry.com Website.
Noah Clintopn Smith; age 21; born 18 Jul 1949 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4yrs HS
education; living at PO box 561, War, WV; son of Berlin and Celia Ellen (Brown) Smith; married on
30 Dec 1970 in Tazewell Co, VA; Shelia Rae Payne; age 20; born 3 Mar 1950 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at PO Box 213; Yukon, WV; daughter of Raymond Carl
and Joyce Bernice (Bright) Payne.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 051978; Ancestry.com Website.
Noah Clintopn Smith; age 21; born 18 Jul 1949 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4yrs HS
education; living at PO box 561, War, WV; son of Berlin and Celia Ellen (Brown) Smith; married on
30 Dec 1970 in Tazewell Co, VA; Shelia Rae Payne; age 20; born 3 Mar 1950 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at PO Box 213; Yukon, WV; daughter of Raymond Carl
and Joyce Bernice (Bright) Payne.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rachel Leah Payne; born 8 Jan 1971; living at 216 Creasey Road, Bluefield, VA 24605 in 1996.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley, E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 291B; Page 51 of 75; Household #368.
Listed as JoAnn Bright; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of father, James E. Bright.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley, E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 291B; Page 51 of 75; Household #368.
Listed as Bonnie Bright; age 8; born in OH; 3th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James E. Bright.