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Top <http://www.ctv.ca/mar/images/headers/word_TopStories.gif> The casket of Cpl. Randy Payne is carried into Grace United Church in Gananoque, Ont. on Monday. <http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20060501/160_payne_funeral5_0605 01.jpg> The casket of Cpl. Randy Payne is carried into Grace United Church in Gananoque, Ont. on Monday. Tristan, son of Cpl. Randy Payne, gets a hug from a priest after reading at his father's funeral on Monday. <http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20060501/160_payne_son_060501.jp g> Tristan, son of Cpl. Randy Payne, gets a hug from a priest after reading at his father's funeral on Monday. Cpl. Randy Payne is seen in this image while on a mission in Afghanistan. (Steve Chao / CTV News) <http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20060501/160_payne_060501.jpg> Cpl. Randy Payne is seen in this image while on a mission in Afghanistan. (Steve Chao / CTV News) Jody Payne (left), wife of Cpl. Randy Payne who was one of four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan recently, looks up along with her son Tristan 7 years-old as Cpl. Payne's beret is held by a soldier during the funeral in Gananoque, Ontario on Monday. (CP / Fred Chartrand) <http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20060501/160X_ap_funeral_060501. jpg> Jody Payne (left), wife of Cpl. Randy Payne who was one of four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan recently, looks up along with her son Tristan 7 years-old as Cpl. Payne's beret is held by a soldier during the funeral in Gananoque, Ontario on Monday. (CP / Fred Chartrand) Mourners pay respects to fallen Cdn. soldiers Updated Mon. May. 1 2006 8:05 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Mourners paid their last respects to two Canadian soldiers killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Funerals were held Monday for Lieut. William Turner in Erin, Ont. and Cpl. Randy Payne in Gananoque, Ont. The two towns are about 350 kilometres apart. Payne, 32, and Turner, 44 were one of four Canadian soldiers killed on April 22 when their light-armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb near Gumbad, north of Kandahar. Cpl. Matthew Dinning and Bombardier Myles Mansell also died. More than 500 people packed the small church to say goodbye to Payne, who was married with two small children. Speakers were set up outside the church for those who couldn't fit inside the building. "Randy gave his all in his work,'' said Capt., the Rev. Larry Keddie, chaplain at CFB Wainwright, Alta., where Payne was stationed. "He was also a very dedicated husband. He also loved his children, he loved them deeply and cared about them.'' Payne got a formal military funeral. Turner, a reservist, had a private, non-military funeral service. At Turner's service, fellow soldiers spoke of a good man who wanted to help the children of Afghanistan. "He was an uncle to many kids ... and when he saw the state of the way the children lived in Afghanistan, it hit him hard,'' Robertson said. Turner's job in Afghanistan was liaison with local Afghans. "He's the kind of person that you meet for the first time and felt relaxed with,'' said Lt.-Col. Lee Villiger, a fellow reservist, explaining why the job suited Turner. "(He) was the person who reaches out his hand, makes contact with the locals, the elders in the community, and brings them together to start negotiations and talk on behalf of the Canadian Forces to quell any concerns or conflicts.'' Toyo Turner, Turner's sister, didn't speak to reporters on Monday. She said this in a previous statement: "Bill knew he was making a difference to the people of Afghanistan and wanted to continue this effort despite the obstacles our troops face. "I want the Canadian public to know that my brother died doing what he loved and doing what he truly believed in.'' The army's commander in Ontario praised the service of Turner and other reservists. "Bill, like so many members of the reserve army, are folks that have regular jobs,'' Brig.-Gen. Guy Thibault told reporters after the service. "Bill was a postman and served part-time. "They're folks that believe so much in their country that they're willing to sort of put aside their careers for periods of time and make this kind of contribution. So they're certainly to be honoured and recognized for the outstanding services that they do.'' On Wednesday, a funeral will be held for Mansell in Victoria. Family and friends said goodbye to Dinning in a ceremony on Saturday in the southwestern Ontario town of Wingham. During the service, Dinning's father, Lincoln, criticized a decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government to bar the media from covering the repatriation ceremonies of the four fallen soldiers. 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