FRANKLIN - Betty M. Sweet, age 80, passed away Tuesday evening June 4, 2013 at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans with her loving family at her side.
She was born August 12, 1932 in St. Albans the daughter of the late Hortense St.Pierre & Armand Williams.
Betty met Nathan Sweet when she was in the 1st grade and she later married him on January 23, 1954. They resided in Franklin for the duration of their 60 year marriage. She devoted her life to raising and caring for her family. After she raised her two sons, she became a very doting grandmother who always offered comfort and guidance. As a younger woman, she enjoyed working in her gardens, traveling with her family, and creating crafts. In recent years she spent most of her time visiting with family and friends. She will be missed by many.
She is survived by her husband Nathan Sweet of Franklin; her son, Gilbert Sweet and his wife Monica of Franklin; her grandchildren, Amy Forgues and her husband Travis, Harmonie Jewett and her husband Jeff, and Jaime Sweet and her partner Mike Domina; her great grandchildren, Emma, Gabriel & Molly Forgues, Kalie Sweet, Riley Noel & Makaylah Domina; her siblings, Michael Williams, Raymond Williams, Sylvia Cameron and her special sister whom Betty was very close to, Peggy Dubie; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Betty was predeceased by her son, Randy Sweet in 1979.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 7, 2013 at 11:00 Am at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls. Interment will follow in the East Franklin Cemetery.
A time of visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00 AM until the hour of the funeral.
For those who wish, contributions in Bettys memory may be made to the Northwestern Medical Center - Palliative Care Program, 133 Fairfield St., St. Albans, VT 05478.