John Payne Pickford Sr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of John Payne Pickford Sr. of Lynchburg, Virginia, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of John Payne Pickford Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
In the sacred silence of farewell, John Payne is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that his light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of his loved ones. And as his memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that John Payne's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Herbert Allan Pickford, Sr. and Helen Hall Pickford; and his brother Herbert A. Pickford, III. He is survived by: his wife Mae Goodman Pickford; his sons, John P. Pickford, Jr. and William H. Pickford; his siblings, William Gale Pickford (Rebecca), Helen Daley and Margaret Lyles (Harold); and his sister-in-law Ann Pickford. He is also survived by loving nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Clay Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504, or the Lynchburg Human Society, 1211 Old Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502.
