1929
Harriett
2021
Harriett White Payne
March 22, 1929 — December 8, 2021
Harriett White Payne, 92, of Lynchburg, Virginia, departed this life Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Payne.
She was born March 22, 1929, in Bedford County, Virginia to the late Davis and Helen Richie White. She joined Reed Creek Baptist Church, in Big Island, Virginia at an early age where she was a devoted member and the Mother of the Church. She retired from the Bedford County Schools system with 31 years of service.
Harriett was proceeded in death by two sisters, Edna W Grant, and Mary W Jennings. She is survived by 4 children, Marilynn Jane Wright of Raleigh, NC; Harold R. White of Reynoldsburg, OH; Joseph D. White of Lynchburg, VA; and Faith Payne-Bell (Greg) of Bowie, MD.
She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Jermel Denny, Shamekka Payne both of Raleigh, NC. Charmita White and Ciera Megginson of Lynchburg, VA, Tanya Henry of Amherst, VA. Additionally, she had 5 great-grandchildren, Ja’irus White, Morrison Denny, Thaddeus Denny, Jakobie White and Devon Robertson. She leaves to cherish a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. We would like to express our gratitude to the care givers and the Centra Hospice Team.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory. A celebration of Harriett’s life will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory with Pastor Russell Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Reed Creek Church Cemetery.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
She was born March 22, 1929, in Bedford County, Virginia to the late Davis and Helen Richie White. She joined Reed Creek Baptist Church, in Big Island, Virginia at an early age where she was a devoted member and the Mother of the Church. She retired from the Bedford County Schools system with 31 years of service.
Harriett was proceeded in death by two sisters, Edna W Grant, and Mary W Jennings. She is survived by 4 children, Marilynn Jane Wright of Raleigh, NC; Harold R. White of Reynoldsburg, OH; Joseph D. White of Lynchburg, VA; and Faith Payne-Bell (Greg) of Bowie, MD.
She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Jermel Denny, Shamekka Payne both of Raleigh, NC. Charmita White and Ciera Megginson of Lynchburg, VA, Tanya Henry of Amherst, VA. Additionally, she had 5 great-grandchildren, Ja’irus White, Morrison Denny, Thaddeus Denny, Jakobie White and Devon Robertson. She leaves to cherish a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. We would like to express our gratitude to the care givers and the Centra Hospice Team.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory. A celebration of Harriett’s life will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory with Pastor Russell Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Reed Creek Church Cemetery.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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