Roy Lee Payne Sr. Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Roy Lee Payne Sr. of Peoria, Illinois, born in Covington, Tennessee, who passed away on May 22, 2023 at the age of 29. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Roy Lee Payne Sr. to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his grandfathers, Sammie Pates, Sr. and A. D. Ware; his great-grandparent Mildred Jackson; and his uncles, Sammy Lee, Jr. and Jimmy Lee Smith.

He is survived by: his parents, Monique Scott (Pates) and Roy Grant of Covington, TN; his children, TaNyla of Peoria, IL, Royal of Peoria, IL, Royalty of Peoria, IL, Raeonna of Peoria, IL and Roy Payne, Jr. of Peoria, IL; his siblings, Darius Tipton Thompson of Peoria, IL, Edna Thompson of Covington, TN, Marilyn Smith, Shavon Smith and Kezota Mason; his grandmothers, Pauline Payne of Covington, TN, Fannie Tipton of Peoria, IL and Edna Glinsey Ware of Chicago, IL; his aunts and uncles, Ethel Pates (James) of Peoria, IL, Arletta Mixon of Peoria, IL, Regina Pates of Peoria, IL, Rhonda Grant (Terry) of Peoria, IL, Irene Burnett of Covington, TN, Patricia Arnold of Covington, TN, Frederick Pates (Susan) of Peoria, IL, Stanley Pates of Peoria, IL, James Tipton of Peoria, IL, Warren Tipton of Peoria, IL, Jeff of Peoria, IL and Corey Corlburn of Peoria, IL; and his close friend Anastassia Walton of Peoria, IL.