The family will receive friends Monday from 6pm until 8pm at Collier Butler Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11am on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Collier Butler Chapel, followed by burial in Crestwood Cemetery. Collier Butler Funeral Home will direct services.
Corky was a graduate of Gadsden High School, class of 1973. He had been an employee of Cintas for almost 41 years. He was a member of Daystar Family Church in Tuscaloosa County.
Corky was an avid Alabama Crimson Tide fan and worked as an usher at all of the home games.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Winfred and Margaret Payne and brothers David Payne and Chris Payne.
Corky was the proud Dad of Ben (Abby) Payne and Phillip "Cody" Payne and proud Pop to Sarah, Dylan, Bradyn, Jace, EmmaKate, Selah, Lonnah, Prudence, and Ryker. He is also survived by his sister Jane Matlock; Nikkie Short who he loved like a daughter, and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be David, Ken, Todd, T.Todd, Logan, and Dylan Payne, Lance Bradley, and Michael Short.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Temple, Floyd Temple, Robin Spurlin, Matt Matlock, and his Cintas work family.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.collier-butler.com for the Payne family.
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