Madelyn Dunham
| Madelyn Dunham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Madelyn Lee Payne October 26, 1922 Peru, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2008 (aged 86) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | Pacific Ocean off Koko Head, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | "Toot" |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Vice President at the Bank of Hawaii |
| Known for | Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama |
| Spouse(s) | Stanley Armour Dunham (m. 1940; d. 1992) |
| Children | Stanley Ann Dunham |
| Parent(s) | Rolla Charles Payne and Leona Belle McCurry |
| Relatives |
Charles Thomas Payne (brother) Barack Obama (grandson) |
Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (/ˈdʌnəm/ DUN-əm; October 26, 1922 – November 2, 2008) was the American maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. She and her husband Stanley Armour Dunham raised Obama from age ten in their Honolulu, Hawaii, apartment, where on November 2, 2008, she died two days before her grandson was elected President.
Madelyn Dunham, born Madelyn Lee Payne on October 26, 1922, in Peru, Kansas, was the eldest of four children of Rolla Charles "R.C." Payne (August 23, 1892 – October 15, 1968) and Leona Belle (McCurry) Payne (May 7, 1897 – March 22, 1968). In Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father, he describes his great-grandparents as "stern Methodist parents who did not believe in drinking, playing cards, or dancing." Dunham moved with her parents to Augusta, Kansas at the age of three. She was an honor roll student and one of the best students at Augusta High School, where she graduated in 1940. Despite her strict upbringing, she liked to go to Wichita, Kansas to see big band concerts. While in Wichita, she met Stanley Dunham from El Dorado, Kansas, and the two married on May 5, 1940, the night of Madelyn's senior prom.
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