found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West] Leon Journal-Reporter July 19, 1944 Obituary Rebecca Jane Payton, daughter of George and Annis Payton was born May 8, 1863 Near Lamoni, Iowa. She passed away at the home of her son, Loy, 1320 E. 41st St., July 7, 1945 at the age of 82 years, 2 months, 29 days. She was married to Marion I. Marshall in 1889 who passed away January 2, 1944. To this union were born six children, two girls, Mrs. Blanche Mills, of Leon, Iowa and Mrs. Inez Friel, of Los Anglees, California; four boys Loy and Vern of Des Moines, clair, of Los Angeles, California, and Arthur of Long Beach, California. She is also survived by eighteen grandchildren four of which are in the armed forces, nine great-grandchildren and one sister, Nettie Woin, Mitchell, south Dakota and one brother, William Payton, Kimball, South Dakota, besides other relatives and a host of friends. She accepted Christ at an early age and has been a member of Galilee Baptist church for 16 years. Funeral services were held at the Galilee Baptist church East 22nd and Mes Moines St. Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, July 10, conducted by Rev. V. L. Currier. Six grandsons acted as pall-bearers. Interment was made at Decatur.

BARRY, thanks! Rebecca Payton's sister Fanettie Ann Payton married my Frederick Wion and I needed Rebecca's family. thanks again. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: BRWest@aol.com [mailto:BRWest@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:28 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Obit: Rebecca Jame Payton found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West] Leon Journal-Reporter July 19, 1944 Obituary Rebecca Jane Payton, daughter of George and Annis Payton was born May 8, 1863 Near Lamoni, Iowa. She passed away at the home of her son, Loy, 1320 E. 41st St., July 7, 1945 at the age of 82 years, 2 months, 29 days. She was married to Marion I. Marshall in 1889 who passed away January 2, 1944. To this union were born six children, two girls, Mrs. Blanche Mills, of Leon, Iowa and Mrs. Inez Friel, of Los Anglees, California; four boys Loy and Vern of Des Moines, clair, of Los Angeles, California, and Arthur of Long Beach, California. She is also survived by eighteen grandchildren four of which are in the armed forces, nine great-grandchildren and one sister, Nettie Woin, Mitchell, south Dakota and one brother, William Payton, Kimball, South Dakota, besides other relatives and a host of friends. She accepted Christ at an early age and has been a member of Galilee Baptist church for 16 years. Funeral services were held at the Galilee Baptist church East 22nd and Mes Moines St. Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, July 10, conducted by Rev. V. L. Currier. Six grandsons acted as pall-bearers. Interment was made at Decatur. ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx