Dr. Zelma Allegra Payne of Atlanta, GA, passed January 25, 2026. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut Street, SW, Reverend Kelly M. Smith, Jr., Pastor, Reverend Dr. Darryl J. Tookes, Eulogist.  Interment, Greenwood Serenity Cemetery, Montgomery, AL.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at 9:00 a.m.  The Ivy Beyond The Wall Ceremony of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will be at 10:00 a.m. at the church.  Public viewing will be on Friday, February 6, 2026 at our chapel from 1 to 5 p.m.