Obit Index
Updated: 07 Sep 2009

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
December 16, 2005

Leroy Earl Payton , 76, of Norman, passed away Dec 9, 2005, in Ardmore. He was born May 4, 1929, in Norman to Adrian Payton and Ethel (Morgan) Payton . His first job was shining shoes and then he worked as a local paper boy. He attended Norman HS until joining the Army on Oct 22, 1946. He served in Korea and Japan and was awarded the WW II Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal. He came back to Norman and married Marcia Lee Hatley and they had 2 daughters. He worked in the oil field and supervised electric highline construction. He enjoyed dancing at the Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include Barbara Payton Lewis, of Blanchard; ex-wife, Marcia Lee Hatley, of Blanchard; significant other, Juanita Rose; of Purcell; a son-in-law, Greg Nelson, of Pigs Trail, Ark; 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Shirley Marie Payton Nelson; two sisters and one brother. Service will be 10 am Dec 17, 2005, at the Primrose Chapel. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery.

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