Payton Austin Sturts, 19, of Mansfield died unexpectedly in a car accident Friday June 2, 2023. Payton was born on January 9, 2004 in Mansfield to Jeremy and Monica Sturts.
In the event you had the prospect to fulfill Payton you’ll agree that he had such an infectious smile that regardless of the way you have been feeling you then couldn’t assist however smile again. He was considered one of a sort and lots of people that met him or knew him would attest to that.
A 2022 graduate of Lucas Excessive Faculty and 2022 graduate of Pioneer Profession and Expertise Heart the place he took Precision Machining competing at Regionals in Expertise USA each Junior and Senior years profitable silver medals each years.
He was employed on the household enterprise, Sturts Builders, and will learn blueprints and function gear at a really younger age. One of many hardest working children, throughout Covid on the age of 15 he would make sure that all his on-line faculty work was achieved very first thing within the morning after which go work along with his Dad. At the moment his job would possibly had solely been to man the fireplace hose to maintain the mud and particles down throughout demolition, however he was pleased with the job he was doing. His love for the enterprise confirmed as a number of years later his obligations shifted to being on large job websites with out his Dad. Studying blueprints and determining all the brand new excessive tech know-how on the gear was his robust go well with and I believe everybody relied on that.
He was an outdated soul who was form, caring and sensible past his years who cherished being surrounded by household and mates.
Payton cherished working whether or not it was along with his father on the household enterprise or tinkering within the storage forging knives he designed, wooden working, steel detecting, or creating some invention he might need thought up.
Payton took nice satisfaction within the work he did most not too long ago finishing renovations of his first dwelling, but in addition at work going over what wanted achieved on the job web site along with his Dad each morning to verify what he was doing that day on the job could be proper and calling each night time after work to inform him what all they bought achieved that day.
He cherished touring with household and mates, particularly occurring razor rides the place he turned his Mother’s chauffeur. Taking using journeys with household and mates to West Virginia, Colorado and Wyoming. His love for snow grew as he first began snowboarding on the age of three. Snowboarding was his favourite and lots of instances he could possibly be discovered making his personal jumps within the entrance yard of his household dwelling. He regarded ahead to the annual spring break ski journeys to Colorado the place he would snowboard along with his Dad, Grandpa and sister. The bond his sister Chloe and him shared was like no different anybody has seen. Each night time he would cease in her bed room earlier than going to mattress to only sit and speak to her about her day or throw his socks on her ceiling fan to see if they might land on her.
He might be deeply missed by his dad and mom, Jeremy and Monica Sturts; sister, Chloe Sturts; grandparents, Reggie and Laurie Sturts of Mansfield, Deb Kirkpatrick and Terry Stevens of Bellville, Robert Kirkpatrick and Mary Hay of Columbus; Uncle Ben Kirkpatrick of Mansfield, Aunt Lisa and Denny Baker of Bellville, Aunt Sarah and Joe King of Mansfield; cousins, McKenzie Baker, Wyatt Baker, Parker King, Braylee and Cohen Sturts; Nice Grandma, Margaretta Kirkpatrick of Butler; greatest mates, Hunter, Bradley, Jimmy, Noah and Kohler of Lucas and household mates that have been like his youthful siblings, Addi and Kason Pittman, Olivia, Zoe and Gunner Norris and Rebekah and Leah Case in addition to quite a few household and mates.
He was preceded in loss of life by nice grandmother, Josephine Leech, nice grandfather, W.E. Kirkpatrick, nice grandparents, Wayne and Dwan Sturts, nice grandfather, Earl Hershey; and household pal, Skip Fueston
The household invitations household, mates and anybody who knew Payton to a celebration of life Saturday June 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Sturts Builders, 781 fifth Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio.
Benefit Funeral and Cremation Providers by Wappner is honored to serve the household.
Posted on-line on June 07, 2023
Revealed in Mansfield Information Journal
