James Franklin Payne

In Loving Memory of James Franklin Payne JAMES FRANKLIN PAYNE, 80 of Blacksburg, Va. formerly of Richmond passed away June 24, 2010 at Skyline Manor Nursing & Rehab in Floyd, VA.  Mr. Payne was born in English, WV. On June 14, 1930 and was a son of the late William H. Payne, Sr. and Rosa Belle Adair Payne Hagerman. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers. Mr. Payne was a former Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, a graduate of Virginia Tech and received his Masters Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.  He was a retired administrator for the Commonwealth of Virginia and attended the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg. He is survived by his wife, Sue Broyles Payne of Blacksburg, one daughter, Susan Campbell of Berkley Springs, WV, one brother, William H. Payne, Jr. of Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, two grandchildren, Allen Campbell and Vickie Campbell and numerous nieces and nephews.  Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA, with the Rev. Harry Wright officiating with entombment following the service.  Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.   If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link.  Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family.