Marcus Payne

MARCUS MARQUIS PAYNE was born in Columbus, Ohio,
on Wednesday, May 25, 1994. He was the son of Victoria Landrum
and Mark Payne, Sr. Marcus was a well-loved young man. He was a
proud graduate of West High School, Class of 2012. He studied
Business Management at The Ohio State University and furthered
his education at Columbus State Community College and the Trio
Upward Bound Summer Enrichment Program. September 2009,
Marcus was baptized at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
Marcus enjoyed sports and staying active. He played baseball for
Georgian Heights, football for Westside Dolphins, ran track and
played basketball for West High School. Marcus was in the Boy
Scouts Webelos. He enjoyed exercising, playing basketball, and
playing Xbox video games. He especially loved watching animated
shows, like Naruto, with his nephew, Mark Ill. Marcus loved his
community and family.

Marcus was a hard worker. His employment journey includes
working in the sales department at Georgesville Nissan, HKT
Teleservices as an advocate, and was employed three and a half
years for Scarlet Management Group, where he advanced and had
a team of fourteen reps. Moreover, Marcus was selected to speak
at a business conference for being among the top employees,
resulting with a couple of paid conferences to Mexico as a reward.
In addition, Marcus worked two years at The Columbus Dispatch
Warehouse as a hopper feeder, a year at Westland Area Library as
a shelfer, and a season for the Columbus State Community College
Athletic Department as a summer assistant.

Marcus had an entrepreneurial spirit and aspired to be in business
with his brother and uncle. He wanted to also give back to the
Westside/Hilltop community by providing food or other items of
need. When asked how he was doing, Marcus would reply either,
“Cool as ice water,” “Work hard to make money,” “Stay Sucker Free,”
or “It ain’t that serious.”

He was always polite and respectful. Marcus’ philosophy was if
something needed to be done . . . to just do it. Marcus was always
figuring things out for himself, before asking for help. He would
say . . .
“I’M A MAN NOW; I GOT THIS!”

Marcus was a person who enjoyed life and saw the light in every
situation. Marcus showed respect to his elders and love to the
innocence of children. He didn’t mummer when he had an objective
to complete and could lighten a dampened mood. Marcus liked
thinking outside the box to solve problems. For example, he
researched buying and watering his two Venus flytrap plants for
the house.

GONE TOO SOON. Our beloved Marcus M. Payne departed this life
on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He was twenty-seven years of
age. He was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Mike
(Ruthie) McGee, Wade (Lethia) Jordan Sr., Robert (Dorothy) Payne,
and Grandpa James “Jake” Turner, Sr.

Cherishing his memory include his mother, Victoria (Alfredo)
Landrum; father, Mark Payne, Sr.; brothers, Mark Payne Jr., Maurice
Payne, Devyn (Meshia) Coleman, Sherod (Shelia) Payne, Anthony
Keels, and Dominique Payne; sisters, Sierra (Amanda) DePalmo
and Deanna Payne; grandparents, Alice Turner and Wade (Fairy)
Jordan Jr.; uncles, Robert Payne Jr., Wade Jordan III, Michael
Grigsby; and aunts, Cathy Diggs, Cindy Reese, Barbara Aaron,
Almeta (Dwight) Morris, Jettie Crook, Morine Epting, Lousie Jones,
Lois Jordan, Brenda Jordan, Mamie Wilson, and Victoria Jones.
Loving memories are also cherished by his nephews, Mark Payne
Ill, Dez’Jaun White, Devyn Coleman II, and Drew Coleman; niece,
Mekalei Coleman; cousins, Amasyah Mayo, Tavian Jordan, Carrah
Jordan, J.J. Taylor, Angel Grigsby, Ambria Reese, lmani Jordan, Amira
Rose, Amina Rose, and Ammon Rose; special family, Kushan Norris
Jr.; special friends, DeMarcus Riley, Dexter Gleason, Tevin Hawkins,
Elliott Hawkins, Andrew Herrell, and Josh Hicks; and a host of other
cousins, family members, and friends who all loved him.

Visitation 9:00am and Funeral 10:00am Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1775 W. Broad St.