Bess Modlin Payne
April 25, 2018
Bess Modlin Payne, age 97, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018. She was a native of Boykins, Virginia, a former member of Park View Baptist Church, and a retired bookkeeper of Belk Department Store in Forest City, North Carolina. Bess was the widow of the late James D. Payne. She is survived by her two sons, Pat Payne and wife Kathy and Paul Payne; two granddaughters Megan Everett and husband Lewis and Sarah Prisock and husband Evan; a great-granddaughter Logan Everett and a great-grandson Sawyer Everett. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice 150 Burnetts Way #220 Suffolk, VA 23434 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon Tuesday in Loving Funeral Home with Reverend Aaron Brittian officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial at Beachwood Cemetery in Boykins, Virginia will be private.
Bess Modlin Payne, age 97, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018. She was a native of Boykins, Virginia, a former member of Park View Baptist Church, and a retired bookkeeper of Belk Department Store in Forest City, North Carolina. Bess... View Obituary & Service Information