Betty Jean Payne Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Betty Jean Payne of Chattanooga, Tennessee, born in Gadsden, Alabama, who passed away on November 15, 2023, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Betty Jean Payne to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Vennett Kell (Clara Smith Kell) and Chattanooga; her husband Gerald E. Payne; and her siblings, Ruby Kinney, Virginia Lowery, Robert V. Kell Jr. and Virgil Kell.
She is survived by: her daughter Elizabeth Berrier (Phillip) of Acworth, GA; her granddaughters, Larkin Berrier and Grayson Berrier; her stepchildren, Susan Hembree (Don) of Johnson City, TN, Laura Graham (Joseph) of Winston-Salem, NC and Carter Payne (Andrea); her stepgrandchildren, Matthew Hembree, Ellen Graham and Samuel Payne; her friends, David Peel, Robert Debord and Jim Hill; and her nephews, Gary Kell and Glenn Kell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
