Melvin Payton Jr. Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melvin Payton Jr. (Santa Fe, New Mexico), born in Hearne, Texas, who passed away, on November 8, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melvin Payton Jr. to show support.
In the quiet moments of reflection, let us honor Melvin's memory by embracing the beauty of each fleeting moment, knowing that his spirit resides in the eternal tapestry of existence, forever woven into the fabric of our hearts.
He is survived by: his wife Kathy Payton; his children, Mary Schreiber and Melvin Payton III; his siblings, Charles Payton, Johnny Dean Payton, Mary Ester Gray, Shirley Payton, Pamela Payton Lewis and A'Lesha Henderson; his granddaughter Natasha Garcia; and his great grandchildren, Bonnie and Roman.
