Linda (Lindy) M. Payton

Lindy Payton, born Feb. 6, 1955 in Wallace, Idaho, passed away Nov. 18, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla., after a two-year battle with cancer. She was the youngest daughter of George and Isabelle (Goodness) Payton.

Lindy began her early years on the family farms at Medimont, Idaho. Her love for horses came from those years. She would ride “Lucky,” one of the family's old pack horses. Lindy recently satisfied a lifelong dream of owning her own horse.

At the age of 5, she moved to Avery, Idaho, where her father was a county deputy sheriff. Lindy’s love for fishing began on the mountain streams near their home. She attended elementary school in Avery and then several years of high school in Mullan, Idaho. Lindy graduated in 1973 from Moscow High School in Moscow, Idaho, while living with her older sister, Judy.

After high school Lindy attended the University of Idaho, where she focused on the study of textiles. She loved to sew and was her happiest working with material. She would often comment that she loved the feel of fabric on her fingertips. While she worked at many jobs over the years, her favorite jobs were in fabric stores. Lindy demonstrated her remarkable creativity in everything she touched, from an apron she designed to remodeling a piece of property she purchased.

She loved country music and was a talented country dancer. Over her lifetime she lived in California, Washington, Oregon and Florida, but always found her way back to northern Idaho. In her later years she found comfort in her church and belonged to churches in Newport, Wash., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and recently, Wellborn, Fla.

In 2019 she met and fell in love with Oscar de Jongh, of Wellborn. They shared many similar interests and were in a committed relationship. She was residing at his residence at the time of her death.

Lindy is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Patsy. She is survived by her brother, George Payton (Joyce) and family; sister, Judy Lewis and family; cousin, Bridget Payton-Elder and family; and cousin, Connie Curtis and family.

At this time there are no services planned for friends and family in Idaho.