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Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (DUN-əm; October 26, 1922^[2] – November 2, 2008^[3]) was the grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States.

Her daughter was Obama mother's, Ann Dunham.

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Madelyn and her husband Stanley Armour raised Obama from age ten in their apartment in Honolulu, Hawaii. She died^[4] two days before her grandson was elected President.

Life

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Madelyn Lee Payne was born in Peru, Kansas.

She was the eldest of four children.

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Her younger brother was Charles T. Payne. Their parents were Rolla Charles "R.C." Payne (August 23, 1892 – October 15, 1968)^[5] and Leona Belle (McCurry) Payne (May 7, 1897 – March 22, 1968).^[6] In Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father, he describes them as "stern Methodist parents who did not believe in drinking, playing cards or dancing." She moved with her parents to Augusta, Kansas at the age of three.

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