Edward Lee Payne, Sr.

Edward Payne, 53, of Webster Springs passed away at CAMC-Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV.

Born May 3, 1972, he was the son of Dennis Howard and Martha Ellen (Cochran) Payne, Sr. Eddie was preceded in death by his brother Dennis Payne, Jr., his niece, Kayla Payne, and mother-in-law, Mary “Mousie” Hall.

He was a strip-miner and heavy equipment operator at Nicholas Energy for Massey where he would run any piece of equipment that needed to be ran, whether that was a loader, dozer, or grader. He was also a truck driver and worked in the garage doing body work. He could often be found on the drag strip at Point Mountain, where he was a definite force to be reckoned with. He could be driving a Ford pickup, or a mustang he had been working on in his body shop; he was a fierce street racer. He enjoyed tinkering on things and being in his shop, especially focusing on racecars. Eddie was always proud of and loved his son, little Eddie and the boys, Paxton and Carter, whom he enjoyed spending every moment with. He often referred to Miranda, his daughter-in-law as a godsend. Eddie was a good and faithful Christian, father, son, brother and husband.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mendy (Hall) Payne; son, Eddie Payne, Jr, and his wife, Miranda; grandsons: Paxton and Carter Payne; bonus sons: Aaron Quinn and his son, Cash, and Matt Roach and his wife, Alisha, and their daughters: Jake and Harper; sister, Amanda McCoy and husband, Tim and their two children; niece: Bobbi McDaniel and husband, Ty, and their three boys; a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.

Services to celebrate Eddie’s life will be held 6pm, Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with Pastor Marty Cowger officiating. Friends may join the family for one hour prior to the service from 5pm- 6pm.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doddreedfh.com. In lieu of flowers, friends may send a memorial contribution to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.

Dodd & Reed Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Payne family