MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Josephine “Jo” Belden Buzzell of Fryeburg and Alcoa, Tenn., passed away on June 16.

She was born July 23, 1925, in Winthrop. She graduated from Winthrop High School and worked in the Maine State House until her marriage to Donald Buzzell, when she moved to Fryeburg. She worked at Western Maine Forest Nursery for about 30 years. She was a secretary in the livestock office at Fryeburg Fair for many years. Jo was a member of various area historical societies. She attended Bradley Memorial Church in Fryeburg Harbor and First United Methodist Church of Alcoa in Alcoa, Tenn.

She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Hitchcock, of Maryville, Tenn.; two grandsons, David Hitchcock of Cupertino, Calif., and Brian and Jennifer Hitchcock of Seattle, Wash.; a sister, Ethel Maxim (George); a brother, Walter (Crystal) of Winthrop; a brother-in-law, Kenneth Jones of Temple; a special niece, Mary Baker; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, Stephen and Phyllis (Burr) Belden; her husband, Donald Buzzell; son-in-law, John Hitchcock; sisters, Frances Grant, Gertrude Fish, and Sylvia Jones; and a brother, Stephen Belden Jr.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org.