Payton, Jewell (1927 - 2016)

PAYTON, WALL, JEFFRIES, CROFT, WILSON, GILPIN, CLEMENTS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/6/2016 at 15:19:45

Name of deceased: Jewell Lois Croft Payton (nee Wall)

Aged: 89 yrs, 1 mo, 4 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: June 17, 1927; Casey County, KY

Died: July 21, 2016; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Graveside: July 26, 2016; Rose Hill Cemetery, Kirkman, IA,

Survived by: Sons, James V. Croft of Pullman, WA and Robert C. Croft of Omaha, NE; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Robert William and Ethel (nee Jeffries) Wall; first husband, George Lee Croft (deceased 1967); second husband Leonard Payton (deceased 2009); brothers, Elmer Wall and Cleo Wall; sisters, Vergie Wilson, Mary Gilpin and Anna Mae Clements

Education: attended school at Poplar Springs School, 5 miles from Liberty, KY

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) George Lee Croft of Kirkman, IA; 1947; location not provided (2) Leonard Payton of Harlan, IA; 1969; location not provided

Employment: homemaker; in 1967, she was employed by Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan as a nurses aid. She began babysitting from 1972, and retired in 1993.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com