Miss Kelly Lee Payne's Obituary
A Celebration of Life Service for Miss Kelly Lee Payne, 41, of Auburn, formerly of Dadeville, will be Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 11:00 am at the New Covenant Church. Pastor Ronny Jennings and Pastor Chip Gordon will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Langley Funeral Home. Private burial will follow at a later date at Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens.
Miss Payne passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan, GA. She was born on August 27, 1977 in Opelika, Alabama to Ronnie Payne and Becky Pope Payne. Kelly was a graduate of the Class of 1995 at Dadeville High School. For the past 17 years, she has worked at the Surgical Clinic, LLC in Opelika. She loved spending time with her family and friends and anything that had to do with water. She also loved her amazing group of friends that she called “The Tribe”.
She is survived by her mother, Becky Pope Payne of Opelika; father, Ronnie Payne (Kathy) of Dadeville; brother, Michael Payne (Ashley) of Auburn; special friend, Medley Harris of Auburn; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arnold L. and Ada Pearl Payne and Grady and Rosemerry Pope.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Nikki Mitchell Foundation, P.O. Box 68305, Nashville, TN 37206 www.nikkimitchellfoundation.org or to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 600 Celebrate Life Parkway, Newnan, GA 30265.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the wonderful doctors, nurses, and staff at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, for the wonderful care, love, and support that was extended to Kelly.
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