She was born June 12, 1936, in Farmington, a daughter of Allison and Barbara Christine (Yeaton) Seamon, and was educated there. On Sept. 17, 1964, she married Wilfred A. Begin Sr. in Wilton.
Betty had been employed at various shoe manufacturing facilities such as Livermore Shoe, Bruce Shoe and Herman Shoe. She then went on to own and operate Betty’s Seafood Take-out. Her favorite was being an “Avon Lady,” which she did for 22 years and loved all of her customers.
Betty enjoyed many activities such as motorcycle rides with Wilfred, boat rides on Ossipee Lake, traveling with her family and attending her great-grandson’s sporting events. She loved following the Red Sox, Patriots and NASCAR racing, baking cakes, crocheting and spending time with her pets.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, Allison Seamon and Barbara Yeaton- Seamon; her husband, Wilfred A. Begin Sr.; one son, Allen James; one stepson, Robert Begin; a sister, Julia Seamon-Estes; and a brother, Floyd Seamon.
Betty is survived by: two sons, Kevin James and his fiancée Jessica Mercier of Saco, and George Begin and his partner Peter LaMarche of Saco; two daughters, Ruth Cote and her partner Phil Labbe of Arundel, and Virginia “Jenny” Rackliffe and her partner Mike of Poland; two stepsons, Wilfred M. Begin and his wife Nancy of Auburn, and Wilfred A. Begin Jr. of New Hampshire and their families; her grandchildren, Christine and Terry Merrill and their son Matthew of Saco, Rae Cote of New Orleans, Miah James and her fiancée Andrew Auble and their children Alissa, Andrew and Alex of Saco, Beth and Lance McKay and their children Dominic, Lance Jr. and Kolton, and Christopher Boisvert and his fiancée Sarah McDermott and their son Julian of Biddeford; three sisters, Barbara Seamon of Farmington, Martha Griswold of Skowhegan, and Della Wetmore and her husband Staley of Farmington; one brother, Allen Seamon and his wife Judith of Farmington; and several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm Street, Biddeford. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford.
Donations in Betty’s name may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.
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