Priscilla Ann Payne
Priscilla Ann Payne, 75, of rural Urbana, died at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born June 10, 1940, in Canton, Ohio, to L.L. “Cap” and Mildred (Harvey) Bumgardner.
Priscilla was a 1958 graduate of Lagro High School. She married James L. Payne in Kendallville, on Sept. 26, 1959. She was a homemaker and a farmer’s wife. Priscilla was a member of the Lagro United Methodist Church, and a former member of the Ladies Nite Out Club. She enjoyed art work, making greeting cards, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband: James L. Payne, Urbana; son: Steven (Debby) Payne, Huntington; granddaughter: Katie (Grant Eads) Payne, Fort Wayne; brother: Thomas (Deb) Bumgardner, Wabash; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her son: Jeffrey Payne, who died in 1970.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Pastor Joe Helt officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Priscilla may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.