Our sweet Daddy passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Formerly of Columbus, GA, he was living in Birmingham, AL at the time of his death.
He was born on Christmas day, 1923, in Ragland, AL to Frank and Ola Mae Daniell Payne. He grew up in Villa Rica, GA. before serving in the United States Air Corp during WWII as a radio operator in the Pacific Theatre. He met and married Irene while studying architecture at Auburn. He worked at Brookbank, Murphy, Shields, Payne and McGinnis. He enjoyed spending time with his friends from St. Luke UMC (Fellowship Class), the Optimist Club and the â