FARMINGTON – Elizabeth “Betty” Ames, 87, of Farmington Falls, recently a resident of Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center, died Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Franklin Memorial Hospital.

She was born May 14, 1917, in Jamaica Plain, Mass., the daughter of George and Bertha (Twitchell) Stetson.

She grew up in Wells and graduated from Wells High School.

On Nov. 27, 1940, she married Theodore (Ted) Ames in New Sharon. They were married for 63 years until his death in 2003.

In addition to homemaking and raising her family, she worked at the Farmington Motel for a number of years and then at the Farmington Home for the Aged. She was also a correspondent for the Franklin Journal for over 50 years.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, traveling and gardening.

She was a member of the Union Baptist Church in Farmington Falls for over 60 years, serving as Treasurer for many of those years. She also was a longtime member of the Wakefield Philathea Class, serving as Treasurer and Secretary, and past member of Hiawatha Grange, Pomona and State Grange.

She is survived by her sons; George W. and his wife, Pearl, of Winthrop, and Edward T. and his wife, Gerry, of Wilton; daughters, Ina Louise Ames, and Helen C. and her husband, Stanley, of Kennesaw, Ga.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Shirley M. Buzzell.

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