Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Jewett Marshall Fecteau died with family at her side on February 12, 2024 after a brief illness, having lived 93 loving and caring years.

Betty was born in Portsmouth, NH on Sept 17, 1930 to Frank and Frances Hayes Jewett, the eldest of 4 children. She loved horses from an early age and was known to ride to NH from her parents' farm in Kittery, (before her parents knew where she had gone). She was a star trumpet player and top ten student at Traip Academy. She joined the youth group at the Advent Christian Church in Portsmouth where she would meet her future husband, Philip S. Marshall Jr. whom she married in 1949. The young couple built their first new home themselves in Kittery.  Betty and Phil had five children and raised them on a farm in Eliot where they built their second new home together. There, she resided the remainder of her life, with most of the family living nearby.  When they bought the farm in 1955, they ran a dairy business, which quickly evolved into their operating a horse farm and riding stable. Betty's hospitality made the farm a warm, welcoming place for all, where she acquired many lifelong friends.

In the spring of 1974, Betty lost her father and husband within a few days. Phil's funeral was held on the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. Her toughness came through as she was determined to protect her family by keeping the family farm and getting her younger kids through college if they chose to go. Barely into her mid-forties, she took a job as a housekeeper and caregiver, and she accomplished her goals and much more. The family who she went to work for became a huge part of her extended family, and she continued with them well into her seventies.

After the farm, Betty's favorite place was "Camp", the place that she and Phil built on Lake Moxie in the 1960's. When there, she swam daily and cooked for any group of family members who accompanied her. Many grandchildren have cherished memories of Grammy at camp, some taking her with them once they got their licenses. She was consistently kind and compassionate to all, including teen friends who joined the trips.

She could connect with anyone and made many forever friendships. With her friend since childhood, Bertha Faulkner, she spent more than a decade wintering in Florida enjoying bike rides, daily swims and socializing with all new friends.  She enjoyed painting, and loved music; spending many of her later years playing her trumpet in the Seacoast Wind Ensemble.

Betty was predeceased by her parents, her husband Phil, and her second husband, Joseph Fecteau; her brother, Frank Jewett and her sister, Sylvia Eaton. She is survived by her 5 children and daughters-in-law: John and Randi Marshall of Eliot, Marilyn Mullins of Eliot, David and Mary Marshall of York, Stephen and Debby Marshall of Eliot, and Janice Marshall also of Eliot; 18 grandchildren and their spouses: Brenda (Eric) Borge, Sarah (Ryan) MacDougall, Laura Marshall, Louise (Michael) Dias, Phil Mullins, Chris (Joelle) Marshall, Emily (Kyle) Marshall, Amanda Tuttle, Philip (Beth) Marshall, Peter (Andrea) Marshall, Catrina (Nate) Swazey, Clara Mooers, Olivia (Gabe) Feagler, Elizabeth Degreenia, Katherine (Isaac) Kenyi, Jonathan Saunders, Carrie (Tim) Wood and Mary-Jo Woodward; 28 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren, her sister and brother-in-law Judy and Dick Jumper of Eliot, her sisters-in-law, Marlene Jewett of Kittery, Nellie Marshall of Hebron Nova Scotia, and Marjorie (Larry) Whyte of Joplin MO, and two stepdaughters Liz Woodward and Carol Cooper, and many nieces and nephews. She knew all of them well and saw many of her family daily.

Her large family gathered for all of the holidays, and on her birthday for an ice cream party every year, with her 2023 birthday garnering over 70 people. Family gatherings were a source of great happiness for her as she watched the children grow.

Through the dedication of her children, particularly due to the personal care provided by her daughters, Betty was able to live out her life at home.

Visiting hours at Pelkey Funeral home in Kittery will be 5-7 pm on Monday Feb 26, 2024. Her funeral at the Eliot Baptist Church in Eliot will be on Tuesday Feb 27, 2024 at 11 am.  Burial will be at a later date.  Care for the Marshall family has been entrusted to the JS Pelkey & Son Funeral Home.