Marion Dorothy Payton

Marion Dorothy (Timmermier) Payton was born on June 9, 1917, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Mabel (Van Roo) Timmermier. As a young girl, Marion was inquisitive, enjoyed reading and spending time with nature. John and Mabel purchased a drug store in the town of Stockham, Nebraska where Marion worked until she graduated from Stockham High School in 1934. Upon graduation, Marion moved to Omaha were she attended Business College and obtained a position with Kelly-Koett X-Ray Company…which led to a job promotion and a new journey in Kansas City, Missouri. Marion often described her time in Kansas City by stating, “I was green as grass. I had many new and exciting experiences that allowed me to gain a variety of perspectives on the ways of life.” During a bus trip back to Omaha to visit friends and family, Marion met a young bus driver named Charles E. Payton who she married in April of 1946. To this union two children were born: Ray and Carol. Marion re-entered the workforce in 1961 where she worked for the Mead Missile Base until it closed and ultimately led to her position with ITT at Offutt Air Force Base. During her time with ITT, Marion was a devoted and dedicated mother, helped create a filing system for the underground base, and met some of her closest friends who remained a part of her life even after retirement. While Marion enjoyed reading, traveling and taking pictures, her passion was time spent with her children, grandchildren, and friends. She loved being a mother and Ray remembers his mother as caring and stable while Carol remembers her mother as secure, warm, safe and dependable. Her grandchildren remember her as a strong, loving, amazing, and admirable grandma. Marion enjoyed lunch with her friends and gatherings with her family. She had little patience with people with no manners. Marion was the type of person that always put others’ needs ahead of her own. She always felt the greatest risk of life was not taking one; and was thankful for each day as it came to her. Marion passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at her home in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 11 months and 13 days. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Mabel, granddaughter Shawnette Payton and brother C.R. Timmermier. Marion is survived by her son Ray Payton (Jayne) of Oakland, Nebraska; daughter Carol Bridie (Bob) of Omaha, Nebraska; 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; brother Gerald Timmermier of Tekamah, Nebraska; and nieces and nephews.

Marion Dorothy Payton

June 9, 1917 - May 22, 2011