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Bobby Darrell Payne, Sr., 85, of San Angelo, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.
He was born in Floydada, Texas, on Nov. 14, 1928, to Orval and Mabel Payne. Bob graduated from a military school in San Antonio, TX, in 1945 and attended Texas Tech University.
Bob married Gail Iness Coats on February 6, 1948. He worked for GTE and its predecessor, Southwestern Associated Telephone Company, for 41 years retiring as a Network Project Coordinator in Outside Plant Engineering in San Angelo, Texas. He was a member of the Brownfield and San Angelo Jaycees, San Angelo Bass Club, and Angelo RC. His hobbies were fishing, reading, building furniture, and building and flying model airplanes.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Orval and Mabel Payne.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Iness Payne of San Angelo; son Bobby D. Payne, Jr. and wife, Frederikka of Moss Beach, California; son Michael F. Payne and wife, Carol of Frisco, Texas; daughter Marianne White and husband, Michael of San Angelo; and a sister Barbra Venhuizen of Bumpass, Virginia. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Rachel Payne of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Christopher White of San Angelo.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at St. Luke United Methodist Church in San Angelo, Texas, with Pastor Bill Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials in Bob's honor may be sent to Hospice of San Angelo, 36 E. Twohig Ave., Suite 1100, San Angelo, TX 76903; or St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2781 W. Avenue N, San Angelo, TX 76901.
Family and friends May sign an online register book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com.