Betty Chestnutt Payne Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Betty Chestnutt Payne of Warsaw, North Carolina, who passed away on May 22, 2024, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Betty Chestnutt Payne to show support.
Though Betty has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Hubert Scott and Gertrude Elizabeth West Rouse; her husbands, Norwood Connell Chestnutt and John Randolph Payne; her son Larry Deane Chestnutt; and her sisters, Grace Rouse and Ruby Rouse.
She is survived by: her children, Holly C. McCurry (Steve) of Asheville and William Connell Chestnutt of Warsaw; and her sisters, Ellen Straub (Al) of Charleston and Inez Rouse of Magnolia. She is also survived by ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Instead of floral arrangements, the family requests contributions to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: https://www.michaeljfox.org .
