Mrs. Sharon Nyoka Clayton

June 7, 1959 - July 22, 2020

Sharon Clayton entered into eternal rest on July 22, 2020, in Hampton, VA. She was born June 7, 1959, in Newport News, VA, to the late Burma and James Monroe. She attended Newport News Public Schools where she graduated from Warwick High School. Sharon lived in the Newport News/Hampton area her whole life and worked as a CNA. She loved to help people, would give you her last, and she had such a caring heart. Over the years, she loved to work and always had a job, with her latest in Housekeeping. She retired from Colonial Williamsburg as a Housekeeper. "Thunda" is what people would call her. She was the life of the party and loved to have a good time. Her son Mike gave her the nickname, "Juice Mama", and she called him "Juice Boy". She was the last one living out of her siblings. She always said her mother said, "You're going to be a strong woman." And that she indeed was and didn't take any mess from anyone. Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, Burma and James Monroe; her five brothers and sisters; and her best friend, Pat. She leaves to cherish her memories her loving, devoted daughter, Alexis Russell (Maxie); her two sons, Michael and Marcus Clayton; two grandchildren, Maxie III and Alaysia Russell (with one on the way from her son Mike); her nieces and nephews Marie, Levy, Yolanda, Latisha, Valerie, and Aliah; her ex-husband, Dean Clayton; and her good friends, Cassie Mae and Patrina Martin.