This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Peyton, Cook, Ford, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5593/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, Oct 6th, 2010 Katherine Peyton Katherine Martine Peyton, 92, of Portland, Ore., died Sept. 25, 2010. She was born in Florence on Oct. 29, 1917. She was raised in Cushman, where she and her siblings rode the school boat to school. Her family moved to Eugene, where she graduated from University High School. She attended the University of Oregon and married Ralph Peyton in 1940. She and Ralph moved to Portland, where she has lived ever since. The Peytons were the concession-aires at Crater Lake National Park for 17 years. During the winters, they traveled all over the world with her sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Al Cook. After their husbands died, the sisters continued to travel together. She took her youngest granddaughter, Allyson, to Africa in 1991, where a local Swahili chief tried to buy Allyson for eight cows. Twice she floated the Grand Canyon with family and friends. She was affectionately known as "grandmommy" by her grandchildren, later shortened to "GM." Over the years she attended hundreds of soccer and baseball games. On her 80th birthday, she took her family on a hot air balloon ride. She owned The Lookout Giftshop at Cape Foulweather, just south of Depoe Bay. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; and sons, Larry and Kenneth. She is survived by her daughter, Sally (Denis Ryan) Ford; son, Michael (Heidi); grandchildren, Martina, Eric, and Allyson Ford and Kyle and Cole Peyton; and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.