Thomas “Tom” Allan Payment

Thomas “Tom” Allan Payment, age 75, of Brimley, Michigan passed away Saturday morning, October 9, 2021, at his home.

Tom was born on December 9, 1945, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan the son of the late Thomas and Lois (Jones) Payment.  He graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1964 and later attended LSSC earning an associate degree.  On September 16, 1967, he married Phyllis Jean Kokko at the Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church.  Tom worked at Algoma Tube for 15 years before it closed down.  He then became a corrections officer and worked for 20 years at Chippewa Correctional Facility until his retirement in 2006.  Tom enjoyed camping, cutting firewood, and deer hunting with bow and arrow, rifle, or muzzleloader.  He also enjoyed hunting geese and ducks and looked forward to an annual fishing trip to Canada. 

Tom is survived by his wife: Phyllis Jean Payment; two children: John (Connie) Payment of Brimley, MI and Ann Marie (Ted) Crandell-Williams of Marquette, MI; 8 grandchildren: Matthew, Emma, Trevor, Rose, Scott, Wayne, Jenna, and Jade; and 6 great-grandchildren.  He is also survived by several special aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, a sister: Mavis DeVere; and a brother: Raymond Payment.A funeral will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at C.S. Mulder Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Lamb officiating.  Friends may call at the funeral home that day from 11:00 AM until the time of the service.  Burial will be at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Hospice of the EUP.