On Monday evening, December 9, 2019 Charlie Randolph

Payne, affectionately called "Lil Bro" transitioned into eternal life.

He was the second of four children to Charlie and Mable Payne.

As a child, he always wanted to have a job. He negotiated his

first job as a preteen. Charlie became a helper at the comer store

where maintained the sidewalk and cleaned the floors inside the

store. He worked there long enough to become a waiter and cashier.

On Saturdays, he assisted the maintenance staff at the family

church at Fulton and Riggs Avenues, Rehoboth Church of God.

Charlie attended Baltimore City Public Schools; but left his sen-

ior year to volunteer in the U.S. Army. While serving his tour in

Juneau, Alaska; Charlie received his GED, and trained as a cook.

He was honorably discharged at the age of 19 in 1968.Charlie

found employment using his skills in - an area hospital cafeteria.

This is where "Lil Bro" met his first wife, Barbara Ann Dickerson.

From this union, two sons Charlie Jr. and Scott Payne were born.

Shortly afterwards, he began to work at BGE as a meter reader.

Charlie worked there until he was able to receive early retirement

due to physical challenges. He found it hard not to work, so he be-

came a taxi driver for Diamond Cab Co. Years later, he met and

married Ruth Jones in June 1996 who remained devoted until his

passing. His last years were spent in Martinsburg, West Virginia ,

Veterans Hospital trying to improve his own ability to walk for

more than five years. He just returned to Baltimore a few months

ago.

Charlie leaves to mourn his wife, Ruth Payne; two sons, Charlie

Jr., Raleigh, NC and Scott Payne (Terri), Baltimore; two stepchil-

dren, Antonio and Antoinette Dickerson (Baltimore); three grand-

children, Charlie Wade, Journey and Jackson Payne (NC and Balti-

more); three siblings, Deborah Mullen (Alvin), Martha Scarbor-

ough (Bobbie, deceased) and David (all Baltimore); Aunts, Thelma

Scott, Louise Payne, Doris, Olivia (Baltimore), Shirley, Lois and

Annie Owens (NC) and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and

other relatives and friends.