Lawrence L. Payment

Lawrence (Larry) Louis Payment passed into eternal life at the age of 54, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 26, 2013, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Larry was born on April 24, 1959 to Urban and Melva Payment in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Larry grew up in the Sault with his six siblings on East Spruce Street. He attended Jefferson Elementary School and was a Sault High graduate with the class of 1978. After many years of plumbing and carpenter work, Larry started his life-long love of law enforcement with the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Chippewa County Sherriff’s Department. Larry worked for fifteen years until a work injury sidelined him allowing Larry to dedicate his life to helping others. Larry was a fierce protector of his family and friends. He touched the lives of everyone with his humor, strength and wisdom. Though he was known to be stubborn, he loved to tease and take care of everyone around him. Larry loved the outdoors, gardening, nature, camping with his family at Soldiers Lake, fishing with his grandsons, going for rides and watching the boats go by at Rotary Park with his dog Harley. Left to cherish Larry’s memory are his high school sweetheart, Janet (Allen) who he married on July 14, 1979, their son Jason (Mandy Vert) and his precious grandchildren Trevor, Alex and Kinley and their daughter Ashley of Sault Ste. Marie, his mother Melva Payment , brother Don (Linda) Payment of Greenville, South Carolina, sisters, Evelyn Buffton of Grand Blanc, Carol Benner, Sharon (Mark) Porcaro, Marlene (Mike) Porcaro and Michelle Nalett and their families all of Sault Ste. Marie. His brothers-in-law, David (Sally) Allen of Omaha, Nebraska, Randy (Debbie) Allen of Grand Blanc and Steven (Candi) Allen of Kinross, sisters-in-law, Becky Ellis of Hudsonville, Karen (Roy) Miller of Georgetown, Kentucky and Kay (Gordon) Nicholas of Sault Ste. Marie. Larry is further survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews, including two very special nephews Scott Nalett and Darren (Woody) Bouschor and his dear friend Rob King. Larry is preceded in death by his father Urban (Pogie) Payment, his infant (stillborn) daughter, his in-laws John and Annette (Crawford) Allen, brother-in-law Richard Ellis and sister-in-law Maggie Allen. We, Larry’s family, feel honored and privileged to have been able to call him husband, father, Pap, son, brother, uncle and nephew. There will be a huge hole in our lives and until we meet again, Larry, you will be missed. Visitation for Larry will be Friday, November 29, 2013 at Clark Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home from 2-4:00 PM and 6-8:00 PM. Services will be held Saturday, November 30, 2013 at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church at 11:00 AM with Brother John Hascall as Celebrant. Final resting place will be Riverside Cemetery. Donations may be left in Larry’s name to Chippewa County Animal Shelter 3660 S. Mackinac Trail Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Online condolences may be left at www.clarkbaileynewhouse.com.

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Lawrence L. Payment

April 24, 1959 - November 26, 2013