Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne

Mrs. Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne, 67, of Hardeman Farm Road, Carnesville, wife of the late James Robert Payne, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

Mrs. Payne was born in Nashville, TN on October 26, 1952, daughter of the late James W. “Jim” and Bobbie Jane Whitley Thomas. She worked as a cosmetologist and was a homemaker later in life.

Survivors include her children: Jacqueline Flippen of Carnesville and Tracy Wayne King of Lawrenceville; siblings: Dana Keith Thomas of Carnesville, William Roy Thomas of Florida, and Butch Thomas of Tennessee; grandchildren: Dakota Escobar, Sykler Escobar, Briceson Lara, and Tracey Queen; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her siblings: Michael Eugene Thomas, Betty Yvette Stafford, Tanya Gail Thomas, Yolanda Thomas, and Tony Thomas.

Private memorial services will be held.

Those wishing may sign the online guestbook at www.berryfh.com.

Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne.