Bryan Scott Payne

Bryan Scott Payne age 51, of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at UT Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1974, to mother, Linda Payne Gaddis and late father, Lynn Valden Payne. Bryan was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Jimmy Gaddis, maternal grandmother, Edna Brown, and paternal grandmother, Irene Payne.

He is survived by his two very much loved and cherished daughters, Abigail Lucille Payne and Molly Katherine Payne, mother, Linda Payne Gaddis, brother, Brandon Lance Payne and sister-in-law, Susan Payne, nieces, Amanda Grace Payne, and Emily Caitlyn Payne of Gatlinburg, fiancé, Jenna Ford, cousins: Brad Molchan, Brooke Lowhorn of Dallas, Texas, Britney Boppana, Samantha Glover and husband, David, and Carol Lyons; most dearest and devoted friends, Patrick and Anne Belland, Tim and Kristy Imber of Tazewell, and many other friends and family.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation https://donors.diabetes.org/. Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel is honored to serve the family of Bryan Scott Payne.