Billy C. Payne's Obituary
Services for Billy C. Payne, 77, of Longview will be Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10 AM at the Longview Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Noah Lee and Brother Darrel Owen officiating. Burial will follow at 2 PM in Spring Ridge Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. Services are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Payne passed away Friday evening in a local hospital. The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 3-5 PM.
Billy was born on November 17, 1930 in Port Oklahoma to W.H. and Lillie Payne. He graduated from Sentinel High School in 1948 and proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1952-1954. After the Army, he attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and received his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1958. He went to work for Texas Eastman in 1958 and retired in 1996 as a Principal Engineer. He was a member of Longview Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Payne was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Donald Payne of Sentinel Oklahoma; and one nephew, Chad Bryan of Pleasant Hill Louisiana.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years, Martha Payne; son, Don Mark and Sherrie Payne of Portsmouth, VA; one daughter, Vilia Payne of Longview; 3 grandsons, Connor and Logan Payne of Portsmouth, VA, and George Payne of Longview; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
The family request the memorials be made to the charity of your choice.
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.
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