SFC James E. Payne Jr., 71, U.S. Army, born in West Virginia May 17, 1949, passed
away on June 10, 2020. Throughout Payne's 23-year military, he was stationed all
over the U.S., Asia, and Germany. He also deployed to the Middle East as a medic
in support of Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and the liberation of Kuwait.
Payne was quite an academic and earned several degrees from Troy State
University. He enjoyed all things outdoors, reading a good book, NASCAR, and
traveling to new places. Rest easy, Soldier! Til Valhalla, Brother!