Patricia Peace Payne

Mrs. Patricia Peace Payne, 62 of Cumberland passed away Tuesday morning at her residence. She was born June 22, 1947 in Farmville. She was the daughter of the late Herman Lionel and Beatrice Turner Peace. She was employed by Longwood University. She was a member of the Virginia Classic Cruisers Club and a member of the NSRA (National Street Rod Association). Patricia was a representative for Longerburger Basket Company.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Payne, her nieces, Crystal Peace Acors and husband James Thomas, Sr. and their son, J.T. Acors, Jr. whom Patricia called her baby, Shannon Cloyd and Kim Cox; her great nieces and nephews, Katilyn, Kristin, Kaylee, Ashley, Dillon and Dalton; her sister, Brenda Stevenson of Richmond, her sister-in-law, Jenny Massengill and husband, Benny; a close family friend, Pauline Ingle and numerous special friends. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lionel Edwin Peace.
A funeral service will be held Friday, September 25, 2009 2:00PM at the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home with interment in Wards Chapel Church Cemetery in Crewe. Family will receive friends Thursday evening 5:00 9:00PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made American Cancer Society or to Wards Chapel Church.