Mercedes Michelle Payton

Mercedes Jones Payton, a.k.a. "M&M", age 34, departed this life at Miami Valley Hospital on April 26, 2024. Mercedes was born July 24, 1989 to her mother, Yolanda Turner and father, Willie C. Jones (Katina), both of Dayton, Ohio.

Mercedes was a STNA and provided excellent nursing care to the residents at Wood Glen Alzheimer's Community facility for 16 years. She leaves the impression of her legacy of her love of music, joyful spirit, infectious laugh, and abundance of love in the hearts of all her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Brandon Turner; her paternal grandparents, Lorine Jones and Tommy Lee; her fraternal grandparents, Nathaniel and Mary Turner, and Willine Dixon.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her parents; her 6 children; Jeremy, Journey, Tassie Lee, Ja’mya, Donice, and Edward Payton; her brothers, Adrian (Marianna) and Willie Jones, Jr.; her sisters, Brittany Payton, Marie and Gabrielle Jones, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends. She also leaves special friend, Antonio Shackelford; special sisters, Shy and Shyla Dixon, and Mesha Coleman.

Mercedes was a beautiful, loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend who will live in our hearts and souls forever. 

Funeral service 11 am Saturday, May 4, 2024, at House of Wheat Funeral Home, 2107 N. Gettysburg Ave, Dayton, OH. Visitation 9 am-11am. Family to receive friends 10 am-11 am.

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