Laconia-----Elizabeth “Betty” N. Anthony, 93, of the Taylor Community, 21 Ledges Drive, died on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Taylor Community.
Mrs. Anthony was born August 25, 1918 in Plymouth, Mass., the daughter of James H. and Edith M. (Dorr) Nixon. She resided in Center Sandwich for most of her life before moving to Laconia in January, 1994.
Mrs. Anthony was a 1942 graduate of Plymouth Normal School. She was an elementary school teacher, teaching for thirty-six years in Rochester, Interlakes, Meredith and Sandwich Central Schools. She was principal at the Sandwich Central School from 1960-1967 and retired in 1978.
Mrs. Anthony was a member of Eastern Star, Mt. Isreal Grange and was a Sunday School teacher for a number of years.
Survivors include her husband, David L. Anthony, of Laconia and several nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband, Wilfred Plummer, in 1967.
There will be no calling hours.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11:00AM at the Methodist Meeting House, 6 Main Street, Center Sandwich, N.H. Rev. Marshall Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sandwich and Rev. Sharron Lamothe, Pastor of the United Baptist Church of Lakeport, will co-officiate.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Rural Cemetery, Sandwich, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Federated Church of Sandwich PO Box 267, Center Sandwich, N.H. 03227.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.