Mary Payson, 83, formerly of Jaffrey Center, NH, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 in Raleigh, NC after a long illness.
Daughter of Marion Elizabeth Reindl and Dr. Arthur Harrison Robinson, she spent her early years in Jefferson, WI. She studied at Carlton College in Northfield, MN from 1947-49, graduating in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was a member and president of the Delta Gamma Sorority.
In August 1951, she married Captain John Olaf Batiste, US Army, in Fort Atkinson, WI. Their service took them to thirteen stations, including Athens, Greece and Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Payson was a student of culture, particularly of the cuisine, language and handicrafts of the Greek and Iranian people, was a consummate hostess, and actively supported the communities in which she lived. Mrs. Payson and Colonel Batiste retired to Jaffrey Center, NH in 1977, where Colonel Batiste died in August 1979.
Mary married William Francis Payson in Peterborough, NH on January 1985. They continued to live in Jaffrey Center where Mary was at the heart of the life of the historic village, serving many terms as president of the Village Improvement Society and the Thorndike Club. Among her efforts were the restoration of the Meetinghouse originally constructed in 1775, the establishment of a museum at the Melville Academy, and the creation of Centennial Park. She served on the Board of Directors of the Jaffrey-Gilmore Foundation and on the Board of the Jaffrey Historical Society. Mary was also devoted to New Hampshire's natural resources, particularly the high peaks of the White Mountains. Her final hike to Mt. Lafayette along the Franconia Ridge Trail took place in 2004. She was a longtime member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and of its President's Society.
For many years Mary was a member of the Altar Guild of All Saints Episcopal Church, Peterborough, and was recently a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Mr. Payson died in April 2000. In February 2009, Mrs. Payson moved to Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh, NC.
Mary was predeceased by her parents and husbands. She is survived by a son and a daughter, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held in Raleigh, NC on July 13, and in Peterborough, NH on August 17, 2013. Her remains were buried in Cutters Cemetery, Jaffrey Center, NH and in Arlington National Cemetery.
[--Adapted from obituary published in The News & Observer, Charlotte, NC.]
Daughter of Marion Elizabeth Reindl and Dr. Arthur Harrison Robinson, she spent her early years in Jefferson, WI. She studied at Carlton College in Northfield, MN from 1947-49, graduating in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was a member and president of the Delta Gamma Sorority.
In August 1951, she married Captain John Olaf Batiste, US Army, in Fort Atkinson, WI. Their service took them to thirteen stations, including Athens, Greece and Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Payson was a student of culture, particularly of the cuisine, language and handicrafts of the Greek and Iranian people, was a consummate hostess, and actively supported the communities in which she lived. Mrs. Payson and Colonel Batiste retired to Jaffrey Center, NH in 1977, where Colonel Batiste died in August 1979.
Mary married William Francis Payson in Peterborough, NH on January 1985. They continued to live in Jaffrey Center where Mary was at the heart of the life of the historic village, serving many terms as president of the Village Improvement Society and the Thorndike Club. Among her efforts were the restoration of the Meetinghouse originally constructed in 1775, the establishment of a museum at the Melville Academy, and the creation of Centennial Park. She served on the Board of Directors of the Jaffrey-Gilmore Foundation and on the Board of the Jaffrey Historical Society. Mary was also devoted to New Hampshire's natural resources, particularly the high peaks of the White Mountains. Her final hike to Mt. Lafayette along the Franconia Ridge Trail took place in 2004. She was a longtime member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and of its President's Society.
For many years Mary was a member of the Altar Guild of All Saints Episcopal Church, Peterborough, and was recently a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Mr. Payson died in April 2000. In February 2009, Mrs. Payson moved to Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh, NC.
Mary was predeceased by her parents and husbands. She is survived by a son and a daughter, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held in Raleigh, NC on July 13, and in Peterborough, NH on August 17, 2013. Her remains were buried in Cutters Cemetery, Jaffrey Center, NH and in Arlington National Cemetery.
[--Adapted from obituary published in The News & Observer, Charlotte, NC.]
Mary Payson, 83, formerly of Jaffrey Center, NH, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 in Raleigh, NC after a long illness.
Daughter of Marion Elizabeth Reindl and Dr. Arthur Harrison Robinson, she spent her early years in Jefferson, WI. She studied at Carlton College in Northfield, MN from 1947-49, graduating in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was a member and president of the Delta Gamma Sorority.
In August 1951, she married Captain John Olaf Batiste, US Army, in Fort Atkinson, WI. Their service took them to thirteen stations, including Athens, Greece and Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Payson was a student of culture, particularly of the cuisine, language and handicrafts of the Greek and Iranian people, was a consummate hostess, and actively supported the communities in which she lived. Mrs. Payson and Colonel Batiste retired to Jaffrey Center, NH in 1977, where Colonel Batiste died in August 1979.
Mary married William Francis Payson in Peterborough, NH on January 1985. They continued to live in Jaffrey Center where Mary was at the heart of the life of the historic village, serving many terms as president of the Village Improvement Society and the Thorndike Club. Among her efforts were the restoration of the Meetinghouse originally constructed in 1775, the establishment of a museum at the Melville Academy, and the creation of Centennial Park. She served on the Board of Directors of the Jaffrey-Gilmore Foundation and on the Board of the Jaffrey Historical Society. Mary was also devoted to New Hampshire's natural resources, particularly the high peaks of the White Mountains. Her final hike to Mt. Lafayette along the Franconia Ridge Trail took place in 2004. She was a longtime member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and of its President's Society.
For many years Mary was a member of the Altar Guild of All Saints Episcopal Church, Peterborough, and was recently a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Mr. Payson died in April 2000. In February 2009, Mrs. Payson moved to Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh, NC.
Mary was predeceased by her parents and husbands. She is survived by a son and a daughter, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held in Raleigh, NC on July 13, and in Peterborough, NH on August 17, 2013. Her remains were buried in Cutters Cemetery, Jaffrey Center, NH and in Arlington National Cemetery.
[--Adapted from obituary published in The News & Observer, Charlotte, NC.]
Daughter of Marion Elizabeth Reindl and Dr. Arthur Harrison Robinson, she spent her early years in Jefferson, WI. She studied at Carlton College in Northfield, MN from 1947-49, graduating in 1951 from the University of Wisconsin, where she was a member and president of the Delta Gamma Sorority.
In August 1951, she married Captain John Olaf Batiste, US Army, in Fort Atkinson, WI. Their service took them to thirteen stations, including Athens, Greece and Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Payson was a student of culture, particularly of the cuisine, language and handicrafts of the Greek and Iranian people, was a consummate hostess, and actively supported the communities in which she lived. Mrs. Payson and Colonel Batiste retired to Jaffrey Center, NH in 1977, where Colonel Batiste died in August 1979.
Mary married William Francis Payson in Peterborough, NH on January 1985. They continued to live in Jaffrey Center where Mary was at the heart of the life of the historic village, serving many terms as president of the Village Improvement Society and the Thorndike Club. Among her efforts were the restoration of the Meetinghouse originally constructed in 1775, the establishment of a museum at the Melville Academy, and the creation of Centennial Park. She served on the Board of Directors of the Jaffrey-Gilmore Foundation and on the Board of the Jaffrey Historical Society. Mary was also devoted to New Hampshire's natural resources, particularly the high peaks of the White Mountains. Her final hike to Mt. Lafayette along the Franconia Ridge Trail took place in 2004. She was a longtime member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and of its President's Society.
For many years Mary was a member of the Altar Guild of All Saints Episcopal Church, Peterborough, and was recently a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Mr. Payson died in April 2000. In February 2009, Mrs. Payson moved to Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh, NC.
Mary was predeceased by her parents and husbands. She is survived by a son and a daughter, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held in Raleigh, NC on July 13, and in Peterborough, NH on August 17, 2013. Her remains were buried in Cutters Cemetery, Jaffrey Center, NH and in Arlington National Cemetery.
[--Adapted from obituary published in The News & Observer, Charlotte, NC.]
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