James R. "Jim" Payne, 83, Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Cox South. He was born August 13, 1931 in Clarksville, Arkansas, the son of Lewis and Mattie Payne. He worked for Orkin for 8 years and later worked for Fremont Dairy in Dodge City, Kansas. While in Dodge City he worked as a Boilermaker for Sante Fe Railroad. Later Jim discovered his love for carpentry work and spent over 30 years in this profession. He won several intarsia awards at the Ozark Empire Fair and enjoyed making projects for craft malls. He spent many hours building and remodeling homes and was a member of the local Carpenters Union. He loved his dogs, fishing, hunting, traveling and spending time taking care of his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Michael Payne; his wife, Gloria Payne; a brother, Edward "Red" Payne; and a sister, Joann Barr. Jim is survived by his wife, Sharon Payne, two sons and their wives, Randy and Ann Payne; and Paul and Kathy Payne; a daughter and her husband, Debbie and Dave Yarbrough; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; along with many other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2014 in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. Burial will follow in Hazelwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, P. O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20017, for the benefit of Rheumatoid Arthritis research.