Madelyn Dunham

Madelyn Dunham
Madelyn Dunham
Born	Madelyn Lee Payne; October 26, 1922; Peru, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2008 (aged 86); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	Pacific Ocean off Koko Head, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names	"Toot"
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Vice President at the Bank of Hawaii
Known for	Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama
Spouse	Stanley Armour Dunham (m. 1940; died 1992)
Children	Stanley Ann Dunham
Relatives	Charles Thomas Payne (brother); Barack Obama (grandson); Maya Soetoro-Ng (granddaughter)

Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (/ˈdʌnəm/ DUN-əm; October 26, 1922^[1] – November 2, 2008) was an American banker and the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. She and her husband Stanley Armour Dunham raised Obama from age ten in their Honolulu apartment. She died on November 2, 2008, two days before her grandson was elected president.

^ Nakaso, Dan (March 30, 2008). "Obama's tutu a female pioneer in Hawaii banking". Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

[tutu-1] Nakaso, Dan (March 30, 2008). "Obama's tutu a female pioneer in Hawaii banking". Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

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Madelyn Dunham
Born	Madelyn Lee Payne (1922-10-26)October 26, 1922 Peru, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2008(2008-11-02) (aged 86) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	Pacific Ocean off Koko Head, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names	"Toot"
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Vice President at the Bank of Hawaii
Known for	Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama
Spouse	Stanley Armour Dunham (m. 1940; died 1992)
Children	Stanley Ann Dunham
Relatives	Charles Thomas Payne (brother) Barack Obama (grandson) Maya Soetoro-Ng (granddaughter)