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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 and Leona Belle (McCurry) Payne.
Nov 3, 2008 · Madelyn Payne Dunham, the maternal grandmother of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, died Monday at the age of 86 after a battle with cancer, his campaign announced Monday.
Nov 4, 2008 · Dunham, 86, Senator Barack Obama's grandmother, died late Sunday evening in Hawaii after battling cancer, which Obama announced upon arriving here Monday for a campaign stop on the eve of...
Nov 4, 2008 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. Madelyn Dunham, who watched from afar as her only grandson rapidly ascended the ranks of American politics to the brink of the presidency, did not live to see whether he was...
Nov 5, 2008 · By 24 hours, she missed out on discovering whether her grandson made history as the first African-American president of the United States. But Madelyn Dunham was a bit of a pioneer herself.
Nov 3, 2008 · Madelyn Dunham, the last living maternal grandparent of Barack Obama, passed away in 2008 after a battle with cancer. She was a private woman who encouraged and allowed Obama to take chances, and voted for him in the presidential election.
Nov 3, 2008 · Madelyn Payne Dunham, Senator Barack Obama’s maternal grandmother, died in Honolulu early this morning. She was 86 and had been suffering from cancer. Dunham helped raise the...
