Darinda G. McElhaney

January 27, 1951 - September 7, 2014

Darinda G. McElhaney passed away Sunday in a local hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Hawthorne, Nevada and lived her whole life in the Benicia-Vallejo area. She attended Benicia High School and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the bay at the end of First Street in Benicia. Darinda is survived by her children Curtis & Gena Compton; mother Ruth McElhaney; brother Rick McElhaney; grandcildren Robert Scott King, R.J. Compton, Matt Brown, Alyssa Brown and Symantha, Allyson & Ashlee Telepak-Compton; and two great grandchildren on the way. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob Compton in 1984 and her father Kenneth McElhaney in 2002. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday at Passalacqua Funeral Chapel. Casual attire preferred. Family prefers donations to any cancer research organization.