Obituary

Chapman, Betty Jo ‘Mandy’ , of Aliso Viejo, CA. She went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 27, 2006. She was born August 18, 1921 in Bement, IL. She moved to Santa Ana during her first year and attended local schools. She graduated from Santa Ana High School and attended Santa Ana Junior College. In 1943 she married Claude Wilmer Chappie Chapman in Cambridge, MA. She and Chappie returned to Fullerton after WWII and remained in Orange County. Betty’s family was her life; she was a dedicated homemaker, active in PEO and several churches First Presbyterian, Fullerton and Grace Community, Mission Viejo. She loved to travel, read, sew and quilt. Betty and Chappie were active in the Airstream Trailer Club of Southern California. She also ?parented? several lucky dachshunds over the years.

Betty is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, Claude; loving daughters, Patricia Chapman and Lynda Pearson Gareth; grandchildren, Todd May Doris, Tamara Beltran Miguel, Shawn Pearson Cathy, and Ryan Pearson Michelle, and great-grandchildren, Nathaniel May, Kristina and Daniel Beltran, Cassidy and Connor Pearson, Samantha, Cade, and Brandon Pearson.

A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2006 ~ 1:00 P.M. at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, CA.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made
in Betty’s memory to the Susan G. Komen Foundation Betty was a 40 year breast cancer survivor or the American Heart Association. Please click on Charities for details.