Fannie Mae Payne Henson Bates, 91, of Cottage Landing, Carrollton, Ga., passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007. Mrs. Bates was born April 25, 1915, in Carroll County to the late Jim and Maudie Bonner Payne. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Bill Henson, her second husband, Hobert Bates; three brothers, Lewis Payne, Horace Payne and Bernard Payne; four sisters in-law, and one nephew. Survivors include a sister, Inell Stamps (Gordon), of Jacksonville, AL.; four brothers, Willard Payne of Marietta, Ga., Daulton Payne of Newnan, Ga.,Maon Payne (Linda) of Cumming, Ga., and Norman Payne (Annette) of Douglasville, Ga.; one sister in-law, Dana Payne of Union City, GA.; several nieces and nephews; also many friends at Cottage Landing and caretakers, Rebecca Jones and Darlene Persons. Mrs. Bates owned and operated Henson's Groceries at Stoney Point for several years. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Heard County. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 6, 2006 at 1 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel, with Brother Mark Rice and Mrs. Barbara Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Veal Community Cemetery. Nephews will be pall bearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, January 6 from11 until the funeral hour. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association, PO Box 8462, Chicago, IL. 60680-8462. Messages of condolences may be made to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.