Margaret Rebecca Meigs Payne went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her beloved Bobby on April 19, 2024 at the age of 90. Visitation will be at Memory Chapel Funeral Home on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Services will follow at 2:00 PM with Dr. Donnie Payne and Patrick Cochran officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Gardens.
Margaret was born in Bibb County, Alabama on September 16, 1933 before marrying Bobby Payne and moving to Tuscaloosa a few years later. She was a longtime member of Forest Lake Baptist Church where she served for many years.
She retired from the State of Alabama Department of Human Resources Food Stamp Office after many years of faithful service.
One of the greatest joys in Margaret’s life was spending time with her Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren, and other family members, as well as watching the hummingbirds zoom around her flowers.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Payne and son Robert Larry Payne. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon (Michael) McLean and Patsy (Johnny) Mills, grandchildren- Sarah (Jeremy) Ham, Jacob McLean, Rebeccah (Casey) York, Emily Payne, Paul (Brittany) Mills, Chad Mills, Connor (Shelby) Mills, and Sam Mills, Great Grandchildren- Dylan Ham, Madeline Ham, Dillon York, Halen York, Jason York, Sipsey Mills, Asher Mills, and Brown Mills.
Pallbearers will be Jacob McLean, Jeremy Ham, Casey York, Dillon York, Paul Mills, Chad Mills, Connor Mills, and Sam Mills.
Honorary pallbearers will be Joan Corbett and dear friends and staff at the Landings Assisted Living Facility as well as Drs, nurses, and staff of Hospice of West Alabama.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Hospice of West Alabama, or Forest Lake Baptist Church.
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