Betty M. La Brie Capps

Born:
June 12, 1917

Died:
December 23, 2004

Memorialized by:
Mish Funeral Home


Biography Betty Rockwood Moore La Brie Capps was born June 12, 1917 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She died December 23, 2004 in Bakersfield, California.
She graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana as a Registered Nurse. Although she did not practice nursing professionally, she maintained her interest and associations with the field throughout her life. She married Gerald Ogden Moore in 1940. Their three children, Betty Ann Moore of Reedley CA, Nancy Moore Wright of Felton, CA, and Robert Earl Moore of Shingle Springs, CA survive her.

She participated actively in community life, first in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, then in Mexico City, Mexico and later in Sunnyvale and Cupertino, California. Her personal involvement with the welfare of one individual often brought her energy to the greater community. During the 1960's and '70's, her involvement with Friends Outside and other community groups led her to found Sunnyvale Community Services. She and Gerald became foster parents to Richard and Robert Betts, with whom she maintained a close relationship throughout her life. She was active in the church community including Sunnyvale Methodist Church. As her outreach grew, she found a meaningful connection with the mission of the Foundation for Global Community, working toward world peace.

Following Gerald's death in 1970, she was employed by the Voluntary Action Center in Santa Clara, CA. She married. She assisted her second husband, Maurice F. La Brie, with his accounting practice in Cupertino, CA. When she was once again widowed, she forged a career in property management.

Betty fell in love with Jason (Bill) Capps on a trip to Cancun, Mexico. The romance took her to Bellevue, Washington to be with him. Later, he followed her to Bakersfield, CA where she built her final dream home, adjacent to her brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Jane Rockwood. Betty and Bill's marriage and the love and support of the extended Rockwood family allowed her to remain in her home until her death at the age of 89.

She is survived by her husband Jason Capps, her sister Eleanor Rockwood Hall of Loda, Illinois, her brother Robert Rockwood, her three children, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation for Global Community at www.globalcommunity.org.