William G. Chumley, born January 2nd 1926, passed away at Saint Francis Hospice in Titusville on Tuesday 5/30/18, at 92 years of age. His early years were spent in the Tazewell, Tennessee area driving a coal truck at the tender age of about 13 years old to working with the water system his father owned [read more…]
Join Club Payne for 2018 Here!
The annual 2018 membership drive for Club Payne is underway! To join the club you must be a direct descendant of Byrd and A Payne by blood or legal adoption and make a donation of $25 or more. You can learn all about the benefits of Club Payne membership here. If you are an eligible [read more…]
2017 Report
House Report We were so happy that our regular membership income was way up over recent years. Ann Rose made a very large donation in honor of her mother, Sharron, who died in late 2016. This allowed the club to take on the first of two major projects needed at Lone Mountain. We call it [read more…]
Board Creates Honorary Membership
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…]