Candy's Children
Among all of Aunt Candy's children, only
one has made it to America to see where their mother lived. She is Ruth Peyton
Yandila. And her relationship with her mother's homeland is strong and growing.
Ruth and her husband, Cephas, in the photo at the left, now live
in Botswana. She is the head nurse at a nursery in a private hospital in Gorborone, the
capital of Botswana. Cephas is a professor of science at Botswana University, also in
Gorborone.
Cephas was educated, in part, at the University of Wisconsin at
Green Bay. One of their sons, Timothy, graduated from the same university recently with a
degree in graphic arts. Another son, Simon, graduated from the University of Seattle with
a degree in electrical engineering. H works in research and development for Kodak in
Rochester, N.Y.
Their only daughter, Deborah, was born while Ruth and Cephas were
in America. She recently graduated from high school and, as an American citizen, she plans
to come to America soon for higher education. Steven, still in high school, hopes to
come to America for further education.
Following are the remainder of Aunt Candy's children, where they
are and what has happened to them:
- Dorothy Kaula Ngandu, Aunt Candy's first adopted daughter, is a
retired teacher who still lives near the Siatchetema Mission where she was raised. She is
the mother of 11 children.
- Bobby Chirwa Peyton, who is a retired minister and lives near
the same mission. He is the father of "quite a crew" according to Ruth.
- Wilson Peyton, a former truck driver, is married and has
eight children. He is a former truck farmer. He lives near the
mission station.
- Standley Mulaya, is married with "eight children or maybe
more." He is a nurse at the mission station.
- David Peyton lives with his wife at the mission station.
- Marjorie Ngandu, the mother of five children, is a home
economics teacher in Botswana. Her husband is a teacher.
- Inez Peyton is married and is a primary school teacher in
Zambia's Copperbelt.
- John Peyton Moyo is married and a teacher. He lives in the
Copperbelt.
- Maxwell Peyton is a mechanic in the Copperbelt.
- Luther Peyton is retired from the railroad but serves as a tour
guide and lives in Livingstone, Zambia. He is married and
has five children.
- Joshua Peyton is married and is a medical assistant in Central
Zambia.
- Grace Siabbecca lives in Zambia and has 13 children.
Peter, Joanne, Claudia and Mary Beth are dead.
Ruth and Cephas
Sue Sitemba, Claudia's grandaughter, recently graduated from Covenrty University in England with a bachelor's degree in Business administratiion. She is the daughter of the late Joanne Peyton Sitemba.
