1927 – 2015

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Florence E. Tibbetts Hewitt, 88, of North Conway, N.H. and formerly of Yarmouth, passed peacefully Thursday, Feb. 12, in her sleep at the home of her beloved son, Tony, and daughter-in-law, Deb Tibbetts.

She was born in Brunswick on Feb.10, 1927, to Harry and Mary Emily Savage. She overcame a difficult childhood with her mother passing when she was no more than 4 or 5 years old. She and her younger sister went into state care when their father was no longer able to take care of them.

She found her happiness when she met her husband, Homer Tibbetts, while working at the old mill on Bridge Street in Yarmouth. They married and started a family. She was the loving mother of Marie, Linda, Emily and Tony.

She left the mill and became a stay-at-home mom, until her husband’s illness. She then went to work in housekeeping at Pineland Center in Pownal, eventually retiring from there.

After the passing of her husband, Homer Tibbetts, on Oct. 6, 1978, she married Francis Hewitt on March 14,1981, and they had many happy years together, until his death in January 2009.

In her younger years, she enjoyed traveling, dancing, yard sales, animals, flowers and digging dandelion greens. In the past few years, she has enjoyed attending the school events and activities of her grandson, Jared, and Deb taking her to have her hair done weekly at The Root Cellar and socializing with the girls there. She also enjoyed attending church at Spiritualist Church of Eternal Life with her daughter, Emily, and eating “giant” lobsters with her son, Tony. She loved just spending time with her family and being with people. She was kind, generous, considerate and loving.

She is survived by her son, Tony Tibbetts and his wife, Deb (her caregiver), of North Conway, N.H., with whom she lived the past five years and received excellent care from; daughter, Emily Nadeau and husband, Richard, of Minot; son-in-law, Bill Dame, of Yarmouth; grandchildren, Tina (David) Sprague of Windham, Stacy (Phil) Keenan of New Gloucester, Anson Keith Jr. of Sabattus and Windham, Kristy Dame (Will Perry) of Lewiston, John (Nicole) Turransky of North Carolina, Cory (Jana) Tibbetts of Lewiston and Jared Tozier of North Conway, N.H.; two sisters, Olive Holbrook of Lewiston and Mary Geyer of Baldwin; great-grandchildren, Amy Sprague, Austen Keenan, Kyle Keenan, Isabella Perry and Wyatt Tibbetts; and great-great-grandchildren, Thomas Locke, Brandon Davis and Logan Douglas.

She was predeceased by her husband, Homer, the father of all her children; her second husband, Francis Hewitt; daughters, Marie LeClaire and Linda Dame; and sister, Harriet Giggey.