Elwood Thomas Payton, cherished infant son of Jen and John Payton, was born into the arms of Angels on March 4th, 2024.  Born at 18 weeks at 11:17 p.m. in Sioux City, he weighed 7 ounces and was 8 inches long.  There will be no services at this time.  Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service.

Those left to honor his memory include his parents, Jen and John Payton; brother, Casey Harrington; sisters: Kasey Payton-Payan and Taylor Senn; aunts and uncles: Sherry Payton, Samantha and Tyler Walters and Justin Most; grandparents: Donald Most, Kathy Roling and Gloria Payton.

“Dearest baby, please know that our greatest blessing was having you.”

Heaven’s gain was our loss when our angel was called by our Lord. Elwood came into this world too soon and was taken too soon.

Love In Every Tear

Author Unknown

O precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me.
So perfect, pure, and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.

We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be.
We waited and longed for you to come.
And join our family.

We never had the chance to play,
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle.
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to you giggle.

I’ll always be your mother,
He’ll always be your dad.
You will always be our child,
The child that we had.

But now you’re gone…but yet you’re here
We’ll sense you everywhere.
You are our sorrow and our joy,
There’s love in every tear.

Just know our love goes deep and strong
We’ll forget you never
The child we had, but never had
And yet will have forever!