Pamela Jo McGinnis, 74 of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida passed away on November 25, 2024. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, she lived in Zion, Illinois until relocating to in Florida, where she lived for about 35 years.

Pam graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School, class of 1968. After graduating, she worked at Abbott Laboratories for several years before starting a career in real estate, and later she ran her own real estate brokerage company, Partners Realty, with her husband and her brother. When Pam moved to Florida, she began her career as a mortgage broker, first with Gulf & Southern Mortgage, and later as the regional head of initiation with IndyMac Bank before her retirement in 2007.

An avid traveler, Pam enjoyed going on cruises, and taking trips to Las Vegas where she played table games and card games, especially blackjack. While she loved to read, she also loved to socialize with those around her. Most importantly, she enjoyed spending quality time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Hazel and Merl Freeman, as well as her brother, Douglas Freeman.

Surviving Pam are her husband, Melvin McGinnis, her stepdaughter, Lisa McGinnis, two adored grandchildren: Jacob Kerr and Alexandria Pumphrey, two cherished great-grandchildren, Lincoln and Navy Pumphrey, and her son, Patrick Kerr.

Services will be held on January 3, 2025, with services at 11am at Lohman Funeral Home in Port Orange, Florida, followed by interment at Daytona Memorial Park in Daytona Beach, Florida.