Lois Aileen Payton

Lois Aileen Payton, 48, of Winona and formerly Gilmanton and Mondovi, WI, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Lake Winona Manor surrounded by her loving family.Lois was born in Waukegan, IL on November 12, 1963 to James and Naomi (Ellenberger) Winn. In 1972, her family relocated to Gilmanton, WI. She attended school in Mondovi and earned her GED. In 1986, Lois was united in marriage to Marvin Hall in Chicago, IL. In 1994, she married Dwayne Payton in Las Vegas.She was kind-hearted, unselfish, and always the life of the party. She enjoyed Twizzlers licorice, lion memorabilia, the Chicago Bears, and traveling throughout the United States. Lois is survived by her mother, Naomi Gonty of Winona and formerly Eleva, WI; sisters, Ruth (Richard, Sr.) Kraus of Mondovi and Mary (John) Neis of Winona; 6 nieces, Rachael (Scott) Wulff, Rebecca (David) Buller, Robin Kraus, Rosemary Kraus, Tosha (Henry) Klopp, and Tonia Khollman; 3 nephews, Richard (Kristi) Kraus, Jr., Jeremy Klopp, and Stephen Klopp; special friend, Don Huck. She is preceded in death by her father, James Winn; maternal and paternal grandparents; brother, Duane Winn; niece, Jennifer Kraus.A memorial service will be held at 1pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Friendship Church in Mondovi, WI. Pastor Scott Konitzer will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date.Lois will be sadly missed by her friends and family.