Ruth Botts Payne, 94, of South Point, Ohio passed away Thursday December 24, 2015 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington, WV. She was born March 23, 1921 in Burlington, Ohio to the late Oscar and Jenny Dusty Botts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Thomas Payne; four brothers Thomas, Lloyd, Lawrence and Harry Botts; and two sisters Erma Erline Botts and Gwendolyn Wilkes. She was a member of Sybene Missionary Baptist Church and a past member of the Eastern Star Elizabeth Chapter #23. She is survived by one brother Charles (Phyllis) Botts of Ashland, KY; granddaughter Tanya Marie Payne; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday January 2, 2016 at Sybene Missionary Baptist Church, South Point, Ohio by Pastor D.L. Webb and Pastor Gary Edwards. Burial will follow in Burlington 37 Cemetery, South Point, Ohio. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Church or Hospice of Huntington. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
