Don Edward Payne
November 22, 1954 ~ May 12, 2007
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Asheville, NC
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Asheville ~ Don Edward Payne, 52, of Asheville born November 22, 1954, passed away at his home on Satur-day, May 12, 2007.
Raised in Fairview, Don bought a home in West Asheville, where he has since resided. Don?s biggest passion was his work. Whether he was selling Christmas trees with his family, selling family portraits all over the country, selling lumber, tearing down and restoring old buildings and homes, or laying flooring. Don was passionate about his work. Don loved his family.
Don was preceded in death by his father, Lewis Edward Payne; his brother ? in ? Law, Carl Harrell and his nephew, Michael Harrell.
He is survived by his mother, Mildred Payne of Fairview; one son, Jared Edward Payne and fiancé ƒatherine Allen of Durham; three sisters, Shirley Harrell of Skyland, Illa Jean Ingle of Fairview and Una Gail Banks of Mars Hill; a brother, John Payne of Weaverville; and his special, beloved friend Teresa Christenbury of Asheville; he has eight nieces and nephews and several great ? nieces and great ? nephews.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road with Rev. James King officiating.
Burial will follow in Tweeds Chapel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 ? 9:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813.
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Ania and I share your grief at the loss of Don at such an early age. We will keep your whole family in our thoughts.
Don was a very good friend to our family. He spent alot of time visiting the shop just to hang out and talk. He was a good man. Our prayers will be to the family.
Don was a longtime friend and business partner of mine. A jack-of-many-trades, Don could be counted on to help out when needed. He was one of the True Loves of my life and I will miss him always. I’m thankful for the memories.
we will miss you a great deal. thanks for being so good to mom don and i know you are looking down on us all.
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this lose. I have such great memories of visiting your family in Fairview! The lakes, the fun times we had. Just know that you are loved and I will continue to pray for all of you. Love, Linda Penland Andrews
The Bryant family wishes to send our condolences to the family, especially Don’s son Jared.May God bless you alway’s. Love Tim, Dru, Randy and Stephen Bryant.
Our sincere sympathy for your loss. Don was such a hard worker and a kind man and we will always treasure the time and energy he devoted to our home. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. John and Melinda
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those suffering the loss of such a wonderful man. We all really enjoyed caring for him and getting to know him. We will truly miss seeing him.
Love and Prayers,
Mission Ultrasound Techs
We would like to offer our condolences to the Payne family, Don was a good man, and he will be sorely missed.
To Don’s family: I’m so sorry for your loss; we will all miss Don very much. He was such a hard-working man, a kind man, and a dear friend. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. May God give you strength during this difficult time. Love, Donna