Mary Ann Payne, 75, of Richmond formally of Amherst passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at Chippenham Hospital.  Mary Ann was born on August 6, 1946, to the late John Payne, Jr. and Agnes Hunt Payne.  She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Payne, III and Thomas Payne; and one grandson, Jourdan Sams.

Those left to cherish her memories are her two daughters, Eunice Payne and Crystal Payne; three grandchildren, Khalil Payne, Jacobi Payne and Phenyx Payne, all of Richmond, VA; her siblings, Shirley Best, of Pittsburgh, PA, Willie Payne (Mary), George Lewis Payne, both of Lynchburg, Lottie Payne, Charles Payne (Ruby), Alice "Beth" Payne, all of Amherst, Helen Payne, of Tucson, AZ and Alvester Payne (Eleanor), of Lynchburg; devoted friend, Warren Jordan, of Amherst and a host of other relatives and friends.

A homegoing celebration will be held 1PM Saturday, January 08, 2021, at Morningstar Baptist Church with the Rev. M.D. Mays, Eulogist. Interment will be in the Hunt Family Cemetery.