Tonya Renae Mays Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Tonya Renae Mays (Jackson, Tennessee), born in Somerville, Tennessee, who passed away on November 10, 2025, at the age of 39, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her grandparents, Minnie Gertrude Gray and Van Walter Gray; and her siblings, Martavious Yates and Sandra J. Yates. She is survived by: her mother Betty Gray; her wife DeShoundra Mays; her father Thomas Yates, Sr. (Tonya); her siblings, Kimberly Barham (Tonny), De'Asia Yates, Mary Yates, Delois Yates (James), Leslie Yates, Tammy Yates, Thomas Yates (Monica) and Marchand Cooper; her aunts, Martiestean McClendon (Raymond), Eva King, Nadine McNeal (Montague), Karen Sharp, Katherine Smith (Willie) and Vera Holmes; her uncle Glynn Gray; and her nieces, Abrian, Miracle, Rae and Myiah.
