Elizabeth T. Whippie
Elizabeth T. Whippie
Elizabeth T. âBettyâ Whippie, 79, wife of Theodore G. âTedâ Whippie, of Richmond Street, Winchester, N.H., formerly of Newtown, died May 17 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born March 2, 1924, in Groton, N.Y., the daughter of Lewis and Eloise (Wendemuth) Townley.
She had made her home in Winchester for the past seven years. For eight years, she and her husband traveled the North American continent extensively.
She attended schools in Ithaca, N.Y., and The Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, N.Y.
She had formerly taught music in the Winchester-Ashuelot School System and had taught instrumental music in the Newtown School System for 17 years.
Betty had played flute in the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Raleigh Symphony, the Columbia (S.C.) Symphony, and the Danbury Symphony. She also played in a variety of other instrumental ensembles. She directed English handbell choirs in South Carolina and Newtown.
Mrs Whippie was a member of the Winchester Womenâs Club, the Winchester Historical Society, and the United Church of Winchester Ladies Society. She also volunteered in the reading program at the Winchester Elementary School.
Besides her husband of 53 years, she is survived by a daughter and four sons, Joan Freeman and her husband, Alan, of New Milford, Randolph Whippie and his wife, Natalie, of Corvallis, Mont., Lawrence Whippie and his wife, Linda, of Newtown, John Whippie of Meridan, and David Whippie and his wife, Connie, of New Milford. She will be missed by 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Bettyâs life was held at the United Church of Winchester, May 20.
The OâConnor-Carr Funeral Home in Winchester was in charge of arrangements.
Contributions can be made in memory of Bettyâs life to the TEW Trust Scholarship Fund, Winchester School District, Thayer High School, Parker Street, Winchester; or to the Winchester Historical Society, PO Box 64, Winchester, NH 03470.
The Newtown Bee              May 23, 2003