Nakoya Markus Maynor, age 25 of Shannon, North Carolina was born April 20, 1996 in Cumberland County, NC. He departed this life on August 9, 2021.

Nakoya loved to love people and made friends everywhere he went.  He had a big heart and enjoyed spending time with friends and family.  His interests included baseball/softball and chickens.

Nakoya leaves to cherish his memories, one son, Nakoya Markus Maynor, II; his parents, Tish Maynor and William McPhaul; and his biological father, David Cummings.  Nakoya was adored by his grandparents, Ronald and Patricia Maynor, who considered him as a son.  He was also survived by a great grandmother, Eula Maynor; his two sisters, Sariya Julian McPhaul and Corletha Bartley; an aunt, Stacy Maynor Godwin and husband, Cory Godwin; a great-nephew, Jace Godwin; an uncle, Steven Cummings and wife, Tonya Cummings; and a host of other friends and family.