Marian Ann PAYNE^[1]

1938 - 2023  (85 years)

• Name	Marian Ann PAYNE  [2]
  Birth	11 Feb 1938	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	MARIAN ANN PAYNE HOWARD Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023 6:00 am TEGA CAY - Marian Ann Payne Howard, 85, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, surrounded by her daughters and family. Born on Feb. 11, 1938, in Sumter, Ann was a daughter of the late Wade Albert Payne and Lillian Pauline Wells Payne. Ann graduated from Edmunds High School and Tuomey Hospital of Nursing in Sumter. She was a graduate of Wofford College and the University of South Carolina. After a career in nursing and raising her family, Ann worked at Wofford College and then Spartanburg Area Mental Health. She was extremely devoted to the formation of an upstate homeless coalition. She received multiple awards and had a street named for her in the first housing development for homeless in Spartanburg. She marched for the homeless in Washington, D.C., was involved in Leadership Spartanburg, Healthy Spartanburg, Seeds of Primary Prevention, and Share the Vision. After retiring three times, Ann ended her career providing mental health assessments at the Spartanburg County jail. Ann was active in disaster response, participating in relief efforts after Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, Andrew in Floria, Katrina in New Orleans, and a flood in Washington State. She volunteered at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and many other events. Ann's greatest love was her family. Known as "Nama" by her grandchildren and great-grands, she poured herself into being with them and loving them so well. She loved laughing, singing, playing, praising God, being proud of her children and family, and making the world better by being in it. She enjoyed travel, playing golf, family reunions and was an amazing artist. Ann found love and encouragement with her women's prayer group of 30+ years and was an active member of Central United Methodist Church. Ann is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Howard Collins (Lee), Martha Howard Spires (Ken) and Heather Howard Hyland (Tim); sister, Mary Frances McIntyre; brother, Wade Albert Payne Jr. (Lila); 10 grandchildren, Blaire Collins Jett (Kevin), Carter Collins (Kelly), Alex Collins (Haleigh), Anna Collins, Drew Spires (Liz), Jackson Spires (Maria), Georgia Spires, Emily Hyland, Maura Hyland (Matthew) and James Hyland; nine great-grandchildren, Harper, Ryder, Collins and Hallie Jett, Fletcher, Ruthie, Quinn and Jude Collins, and soon-to-be-born Dean Spires; nieces and nephews. Ann was predeceased by her parents; brother-in-law, Robert McIntyre; and nephew, Wade Albert Payne III. A celebration of Ann's life will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at Central United Methodist Church, 233 N. Church St., Spartanburg, with her grandson, Carter Collins, officiating. A private family graveside will be held at a later date at Sumter Cemetery, Sumter. The family is deeply grateful to the care community of Wellmore of Tega Cay. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Research, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209, http://act.alz.org/donate. Online condolences may be made at www.mlfordsons.com. M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Lake Wylie, is serving the family of Ms. Howard.  [1]
  _UID	C66965EB369443EFBCEDB70F0A02B9DB8A50
  Death	27 Aug 2023
  Burial	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  	M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Lake Wylie, South Carolina
  Person ID	I21457	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Wade Albert PAYNE, Sr.   d. Bef 27 Aug 2023
  Mother	Lillian Pauline WELLS,   b. 20 Sep 1910   d. Bef 27 Aug 2023 (Age < 112 years)
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  _UID	00F7952FA8954B20AF32ABD8CF68020202E1
  Family ID	F15087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HOWARD
  _UID	726C986EFB3A44788116ABA2B6E18CE6C2C3
  _UID	726C986EFB3A44788116ABA2B6E18CE6C2C3
  Children	1. Elizabeth HOWARD   2. Martha HOWARD   3. Heather HOWARD
  Family ID	F15100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S31166] Marian Ann Payne Howard. [S366] Mary Frances Payne McIntyre.