Robert Carter Payne, 55 of Hurricane, WV, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2006 at Putnam General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm Monday, April 3, 2006 at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Valley View Memorial Park. He was born February 5, 1951 in Huntington, a son of Rachel Carter Payne of Huntington, and the late John Payne. He was a veteran of the US Navy, a former employee of St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington. Carter was a former coroner for Cabell and Wayne Counties, for the State of West Virginia. He currently was an employee of CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston. Also surviving are his wife, Randi Chambers Payne, two sons, Douglas MacKenzie "Mac" Payne of Charlotte, NC and Logan Brendan Payne, at home; one sister, Karen Cadwell of Huntington; father and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Janet Chambers of Culloden, WV. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to further "Mac’s" and Logan’s education, % Dr. Leonard Fichter, 3661 Teays Valley Rd., Hurricane, WV 25526. Carter had a great sense of humor and loved his children and the outdoors. Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.
