Clarence Wayne "Wayne" Payton
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Alberta Gardner
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8A - December 5, 2012
Clarence Wayne Payton, born
A u g u s t 2 2 , 1 9 2 6 , t o C h e s t e r
Arthur Payton and Mabel Catherine
Rasmussen.
He grew up in the Grand Junction
area with special memories
of Loma and Parachute Creek.
He served in post war Germany
during WWII and worked in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Steel Mill
for 30 years. Since retirement he has lived his dream of being a
rancher for 31 years in a new home on the family property on
Battlement Mesa.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Alberta (Gardner); a son,
Rand (Theresa); a daughter, Ann (Steve) Williams, and five grandchildren,
Shawna (Ablajan Haytek) Katie, and Brett (Britney) Williams,
and Eric (Diana) and Michael Payton. His great grandchil -
dren are Alexandria and Isabella Payton and Conner Williams. He
missed his brothers and sisters, Dale, Warren, Dorothy and Fred ,
and Madge Peak. Lily and Norman are hanging in there.
Wayne was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, and
river rafting.
Services will be held on Thursday, December 6th at 10:30 a.m. at
the old Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse at 7235 County Road 300,
Battlement Mesa.
Online condolences at RifleFuneralHome.com.
