Willie Pearl Payne

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Ms. Willie Pearl Payne was born April 29, 1947, to the late E.B. Young Sr. and Mable Young in Victoria, Miss. Ms. Payne departed this life on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age 72. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Ms. Payne leaves to cherish her memories, one son, Charles Young Sr. of Blytheville; two grandchildren, Charles Young Jr. and Kimberly Harris, both of Memphis, Tenn., four sisters, Pauline Whaley and Nannette Echols, both of Blytheville, Ruby Houston of Santa Ana, Calif., and Alice Stallard of Ontario, Calif.; six brothers, Eddie Young of Blytheville, George Young of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Julius Young of Byhalia, Miss., John Lee Young, Kennedy Young and Lorenzo Young all of Memphis; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Visitation will be held Saturday, March 14, from 10-10:55 a.m. at Isaac Chapel CME Church, 7080 Hernando Road, Byhalia, Miss. Services follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at McCraven Cemetery in Byhalia.

Arrangements are by Gary Wolfe at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation, 634 West Main Street, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315, 870-900-0010.