June 29, 1926 - June 05, 2021
STOCKTON – Peggy Borton died on June 5, 2021. Peggy was born June 29,1926 in Sacramento,
California the youngest of four daughters to Grace and Laurence Swannell. She attended schools in Berkeley and Sacramento. In 1944, she married Kirk Beebe and moved to Stockton in 1950. They raised a son Tom and a daughter Caroline. In 1985 Peggy married Glen Borton and divorced in 1990.
Peggy worked at the State Department of Employment and at the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency as an Eligibility Worker Unit Chief where she retired in 1988.
Peggy was active in Omega Nu Sorority, Stockton Junior Aid, United Methodist Women, and she was a member of the Central United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She served as a docent at Micke Grove Zoo. Peggy loved classical music, reading, and playing bridge.
She is survived by son Tom Beebe (Carla) daughter Caroline Beebe Gallet and granddaughters Adrienne Angle and Nicole Roth; great grandchildren Harper, Madeline, and Grant Angle and Levi and Mackenzie Roth. She was preceded in death by her sisters Betty, Alice, and Edith.
In lieu of flowers, Peggy’s family would prefer that a donation be made in her memory to one of the following non-profit organizations:
•O’Connor Woods, Attention: Resident Assistance Fund, 3400 Wagner Heights Road, Stockton, CA 95209 or http://www.oconnorwoods. org/about/giving/
•Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204 or http://www.cumcstockton.org
•Hospice of San Joaquin: 3888 Pacific Avenue, Stockton CA 95204 or http://www.hospicesj.org
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