The Club Payne Board of Directors recently created a new membership category called “Honorary Membership.” The inspiration for this were Bill Chumley, widower of Peggy Payne Chumley, and Jay Taylor, widower of Betsy Rose Taylor. Peggy and Betsy were not only matriarchs of the Payne Family, but were faithful members of Club Payne since its [read more…]
Two New Members Added to Board
The Club Payne Board of Directors has voted unanimously to add two new members – Amy Potts and Jack Scully. Mike Perkins, long-serving director, recently resigned from the board, leaving a total of seven members. Thank you for your many years of service, Mike! The addition of Amy and Jack brings the board to its [read more…]
The LMH Gets Some Big Repairs in 2017!
In early 2017, David Rose traveled to Lone Mountain, and sent the board quite a number of pictures of problems around the house. The most serious problem was leaks in upstairs walls and ceilings in the areas of the chimneys. The advice we received when we replaced the roof in 2013 was that it made [read more…]
Club Payne Member Benefits
All descendants of Byrd and A Payne by blood or legal adoption may use the Lone Mountain House and are eligible to join Club Payne. It is only by joining Club Payne however, that one can hold office and/or have a voice in the affairs of the LMH. It is also the only way to [read more…]
2017 Club Payne Membership Drive Underway
Most all of the adult Byrd and A Payne descendants should, by now, have received a 2017 Membership Application and Pledge Form in the mail. Club Payne is the only source of funding for the Lone Mountain House and raising funds has gotten harder over the years. You can join Club Payne for as little [read more…]
What is TAG?
Though no one associated with the LMH would ever want it to be sold, the Tennessee Code requires Club Payne to have a formula for Dissolution Rights. In short, a way of dividing up the money in the event the property ever has to be sold. Our new Bylaws call for calculating these rights according [read more…]