Larry "Whiskers" Nelson Payne Obituary (1954 - 2021)

Larry "Whiskers" Nelson Payne, 67, a resident of Rockingham, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Sentara RMH Medical Center. Mr. Payne was born on April 25, 1954 in Rockingham County and was a son of Malily "Mae" Weaver Payne and the late Nelson Elwood Payne. He retired in 2011 from Graham Packaging. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, and spending time at his cabin in Cumberland County, Virginia. He never met a stranger, loved people and was a special paw-paw to his grandson. On September 16, 1973, he married Brenda Sue Sheffer Payne who survives. Also surviving are his children, Gregory "Squirrel" Payne and his companion Melissa Atkins, Scott "Four Toes" Allen Payne, all of Linville; siblings, Terry Payne and wife Tina of Bridgewater, Carlene Frazier and husband Roger of Elkton; grandchildren, Dakota "Bubba" Lee Payne, Bethany Lam, Bradley Lam; mother-in-law, Janet Sheffer of Rockingham; sister-in-law, Debbie Armstrong; and brothers-in-law, George Sheffer Jr. and Eddie Sheffer. Pastor Scott Harris will conduct a funeral service on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the McMullen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.mcmullenfh.com.