MARSHALL, Rebecca Jane (PAYTON)

PAYTON, MARSHALL, MILLS, FRIEL, WION

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/2/2016 at 05:03:50

Obituary ~ Rebecca Jane (Payton) Marshall
May 08, 1863 ~ July 07, 1945

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. [Des Moines, Iowa], 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 Angeles, 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 Wion, 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 Des 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.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2016