Funeral services for Barbara Terrell Payne, 88, of Clarkesville, will be held at noon Saturday, Oct. 23, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel with the Rev. Chad Payne and the Rev. Doug Porter officiating. Interment will follow in Habersham Cemetery.
Mrs. Payne passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
Born Aug. 29, 1933, in Duncan, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Nathalie Allen Terrell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Howard Payne; and daughter, Jill Payne.
She moved to the Habersham Mills Community as a child and was a lifelong member of Habersham Baptist Church. She also maintained many lifelong friendships from there. Barbara lived in Cornelia, Clayton, and Clarkesville with her family, including her husband of 64 years, John Howard Payne. She was appreciative of the loving care provided to her by Graceful Care of Clarkesville, The Oaks Assisted Living and The Oaks at Scenic View of Baldwin, and Pruitt Hospice Care at the end of her life here on earth. She cherished her friends including Hazel Allen of The Oaks Assisted Living.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Raymond H. Payne and Evelyn of Cornelia; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Pete Mangano of Ninety Six, South Carolina; brother and sister-in-law, Stanley and Shirley Terrell of Habersham; sister-in-law, Betty Payne Zinke of Cornelia; four grandchildren, the Rev. Chad Payne, Kent Payne, Ashley Bishop, and Peter Mangano; nine great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at funeral home prior to the service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest.