Madelyn Payne Dunham

Sad moment for US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s grandmother , whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died,a little more than a week after Obama interrupted the White House race to say goodbye to her in Hawaii. Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. The joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng said Dunham died late Sunday at her Honolulu apartment after a battle with cancer. Obama learned of Dunham’s death Monday morning while he was campaigning in ... Read Full Story

In some odd way I can picture Barack Obama talking with his Grandmother on her death bed last week and her telling him to get the hell out, you have a greater path to follow than watching an old woman take her last breath. That would be the Irsish or Scotch blood in her spirit. She did her best work and raised a fine young man that one day could actually be President of the United States of America. God bless her for that. She passed away today and I offer my humble condolences and heart felt prayers on her behalf. Madelyn Dunham was ... Read Full Story

Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham , died late yesterday in Hawaii after a battle with cancer. Obama's family issued this statement: " She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure ." more HERE Read Full Story

Barack Obama and his family will skip the service today for his grandmother. His white grandmother Madelyn Dunham raised him. Madelyn Dunham and her husband posed with grandson Barack Obama in a New York City park on a visit when Obama was a student at Columbia University. Dunham, a retired Hawai’i bank executive, died Nov. 2 at age 86. ( Honolulu Advertiser ) Barack and Michelle Obama will not be in Hawaii today for his grandmother’s memorial. The AP reported: memorial service for President-elect Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, will be held Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. ... Read Full Story

SOURCE:( OK ) A memorial service will be held Friday for Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, who died of cancer at 86 two days before her grandson was elected president. According to The Associated Press, the public ceremony will take place at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Though the Obama family will not be in attendance, Barack is scheduled to visit Hawaii in December to pay his respects to Dunham, who helped raise him. See Barack Obama's family album. It is unclear what arrangements have been made for Dunham's remains, according to The AP. "She died peacefully in her ... Read Full Story