Mrs. Bedwell was born in Cherokee County but resided most of her life in Etowah County. She was an active member and the librarian at Southside Baptist Church. One of her proudest accomplishments was starting the library at John S. Jones Elementary School in 1964. She was a wonderful wife, mother and "Nanny" to her family. She enjoyed teaching all of her grandchildren to swim and loved to entertain her church choir, family and Western Hills neighborhood.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Solomon Luther Payne Sr. and Evie Beatrice Tucker Payne.
She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Junior L. Bedwell; children, Bruce (Melissa) Bedwell and April (Ed) Stone; grandchildren, Brandi (Brian) Winningham, Holley (Alan) Smedley, Amy Jane Bedwell, John (Kristen) Bedwell, Beth Stone, Beverly (Alan) Neal and Brooke (Michael) Damian; great-grandchildren, Carly Winningham, Austin Winningham, Ashleigh Winningham, Allysa Smedley, Chloe Smedley, Aubrey Bedwell, Bailee Neal and Parker Damian; and sisters, Mildred Singleton and Sara Snead.
Pallbearers will be Alan Neal, Michael Damian, Brian Winningham, Alan Smedley, Jeff Bedwell and Andrew Bedwell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lawley Drug and Hospice Care.
Special thanks to Tammy Haney, Tammy Cox and Kelly Rampy.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bedwell was born in Cherokee County but resided most of her life in Etowah County. She was an active member and the librarian at Southside Baptist Church. One of her proudest accomplishments was starting the library at John S. Jones Elementary School in 1964. She was a wonderful wife, mother and "Nanny" to her family. She enjoyed teaching all of her grandchildren to swim and loved to entertain her church choir, family and Western Hills neighborhood.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Solomon Luther Payne Sr. and Evie Beatrice Tucker Payne.
She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Junior L. Bedwell; children, Bruce (Melissa) Bedwell and April (Ed) Stone; grandchildren, Brandi (Brian) Winningham, Holley (Alan) Smedley, Amy Jane Bedwell, John (Kristen) Bedwell, Beth Stone, Beverly (Alan) Neal and Brooke (Michael) Damian; great-grandchildren, Carly Winningham, Austin Winningham, Ashleigh Winningham, Allysa Smedley, Chloe Smedley, Aubrey Bedwell, Bailee Neal and Parker Damian; and sisters, Mildred Singleton and Sara Snead.
Pallbearers will be Alan Neal, Michael Damian, Brian Winningham, Alan Smedley, Jeff Bedwell and Andrew Bedwell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lawley Drug and Hospice Care.
Special thanks to Tammy Haney, Tammy Cox and Kelly Rampy.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home.
Family Members
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Myrtle Byantha Payne Wright
1910–1995
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Tera Dee Blythe
1913–2001
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Mildred Beatrice Payne Singleton
1916–2010
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Josephine Payne Johnson
1918–1998
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Solomon Luther Payne Jr
1920–1989
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Adelle Payne Aldridge
1920–2004
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Emmie Ruth Payne Higgins
1927–2008
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Sarah Valena Payne Snead
1929–2014
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Wallace Arnold Payne
1934–1983
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