Elizabeth A McGinnis

October 30, 1921 – September 2, 2011

Elizabeth (Betty) McGinnis aged 89 a resident of Eskaton Lodge in Brentwood, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2011. Betty was a previous resident of Alameda, California and resided in Scottsdale, Arizona for over 40 years; just recently moving to Brentwood to be closer to her family.

Betty was born and raised in Illinois. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Home Economics and was a High School Teacher. The mother of six children, Betty was a self employed Interior Design Decorator. Her interests varied and included: Southwest Indian culture, art, reading, quilting, traveling, minerals and antiques.

She is survived by her children Diane Williams and husband Roland, Celesta LaBlanc and husband Steve, David McGinnis and wife Barbara, Robert McGinnis and wife Kay, Michael McGinnis and wife Susan, six grandsons Jim, Chris, Trevor, Derek, Brady and Ellory, thirteen great-grandchildren, two brothers Charles and Robert Harn of Illinois. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter Mary Edith, and her parents LeRoy and Edith Harn.

Family and friends are invited to attend services on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:00am at St. Anne Catholic Church 2800 Camino Diablo Road in Byron. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Brentwood. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Glaucoma Society Department 34648, P.O. Box 39000, San Francisco, CA 94139.