Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Holmes passed away peacefully on Oct. 24, 2026, at Mineral Springs in North Conway after a lengthy illness. Betty was born on July 3, 1946, at Memorial Hospital in North Conway.
Betty was the youngest of six children born to John C. and Frances Willey Holmes.
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