Carlice Eugene Payne

Carlice Payne has gone home to be with his Lord and Savior. He will be forever missed by his family. Carlice attended West End High School and retired from the City of Birmingham Fire Department. He was an amazing man who could build and make almost anything. He continued working into retirement and loved his job at the Ridge on Lake Martin. Carlice lived at the lake and loved to fish and cook. He never met a stranger and touched the lives of those who knew him. He will be greatly missed.Carlice was preceded in death by his parents George and Mavis Payne and son, Jeffrey Lynn Payne. He is survived by wife Jean Payne; children Larry Payne, Carla (Andy) Clower and Steve (Kim) Payne; grandchildren Joseph (Emily) Rocco, Jeffrey (Baylie) Payne, Stephen Payne, Cristopher Clower, and Cheyenne Payne; siblings Doris Day, Joe (Debbie) Payne, George (Amy) Payne, Jimmy (Linda) Payne, Patty (Jimmy) Aldridge along with many extended family members. The family would like to thank the many skilled nurses and doctors who cared for him at UAB Hospital. Carlice was a man of faith, family and friends. It is now our time to continue his legacy. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Research Hospital. The family will receive friends and family from 1:00 to 2:00 on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Elmwood Chapel Funeral Home in Birmingham with a celebration of Carlice's life following at 2:00. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.

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