Elizabeth Dunaway

(Betty) died peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, December 26.She moved to Bainbridge Island in 2000 to be closer to her son, Roger and his family. She greatly enjoyed Tuesday bridge at the senior center and her friends at Finch Place. She was an avid sports fan. She loved to go to her grand-children's school and sports activities.She was born in Decatur Township, Ohio. After graduating from high school she moved to Columbus to play basketball with her sister Lucy. After her brother Clifford contracted TB she moved to Arizona with him and worked in an aluminum plant during the war. After Clifford's death, she returned to Ohio. She married Ed in 1951 and moved to Terre Haute, Indiana, where they raised Roger. She enjoyed participating in his school and band activities. She returned to Ohio after Ed's death in 1975 to be closer to her family.She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Sarah (Stewart) Rogers, brothers Vernett and Clifford, sister Thelma and her husband Edward Dunaway. She is survived by her sisters Lucy Dickerson and Anna Mae Hillman, her brother George Rogers, her son Roger (Renee) Dunaway, grandchildren Kelcey, Grant and Ethan, and many nieces and nephews.The family wishes to thank the staff at Messenger House for their kind care of Betty in her last months. Services will be in Ohio at a later date. Memorials can be made to a charity of your choice.Please sign the online Guest Book for the family.