The Lord gained a special angel, Carolyn Garland Payne passed away peacefully Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Butler, TN with her granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law by her side.  She was a member of Laurel Bank Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Payne; son, Ricky Payne; grandsons, Mark and Michael Payne; parents, Edna and Albert Garland; brother Willard Garland; grandparents, Mary Lawson and Sam and Samantha Everett; most loved aunts, Reba Reagan and Bea Campbell; and uncle, Bud Lawson; Survivors include: son, Anthony Payne; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Chuck Payne Johnson; grandchildren, Jessica and Kristy Payne Robinson; Melissa Payne, Christopher and Crystal Payne, Willard and Shannon Payne, Jason Payne, Mindy Payne; great-grandchildren, Haile Payne, Caroline Stephenson, Madison, Dixie, and Phoenix Payne, Caden, Alexis, and Breeauna Payne, Michael Payne Jr. and Gavin Payne; daughter-in-law, Rhonda Payne Cable; greatest uncle in the world, Gordon and Brenda Lawson; special friends and family, Wanda Jennings, Donna and Mandy Burchfield, Isis and Skyler, Jenny Cooley, Belit Garland, Juanita Huttesel, Susie Tipton, Becky Dotson, John Reardon, Lynn Freeman, Susan Spawlding, and Pat Payne.  Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Grandview Cemetery.  Arrangements are with Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.