Barry Fulton Payne, age 61, Cordova, Tennessee went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 26th, 2021, after a long illness. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and grandfather. He was born October 29th, 1959 in Memphis to Joan Parker Payne and the late Randolph Fulton Payne.
A native Memphian, Barry was a graduate of C. H. Spurgeon Academy, attended Christian Brothers College, State Technical Institute at Memphis and retired from Lucite International in Memphis after 40 years of service. Barry was a long-time member of Faith Baptist Church of Bartlett.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lisa Loft Payne and daughter, Amanda Payne Davidson (Brian). He was the proud grandfather of Nicholas Fulton Davidson. He is also survived by his mother, Joan Payne, sister Becky Payne Williams (Rick) of Bartlett and brother Keith Payne (Trish) of Arrington, Tennessee, along with many dear nieces and nephews.
Barry was a quiet and gentle soul who was loved and respected by all those who knew him. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett (myfaithbaptist.org) or Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Neurology (give.vanderbilthealth.org). Please select the box “dedicate my donation in memory of Barry Payne” and indicate in the comments that donations will support Vanderbilt Neurology.
The family wishes to especially thank the caregivers at Harbor Chase Memory Care of Germantown and Comfort Keepers of Memphis.
Family will receive friends from 9:00am to 10:00am on Wednesday, February 3rd at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd, Bartlett, TN. A private family graveside will follow at 10:00am.
