- Date Of Birth: February 1, 1929
- Date Of Death: January 25, 2017
- State: Maryland
Elizabeth T. Willis (Bette) of Denton, MD, died Wednesday, January 25, 2016, at the UofM Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD. She was 87 years old. Born at home in Denton on February 1, 1929, Bette was the daughter of the late Sherman Lawrence Tribbitt and Minnie Alverta Thawley Tribbitt. She was a 1946 graduate of Caroline High School in Denton. She had worked as an aide in the Denton Elementary School and for many years, worked in child care at the Denton Child Development Center. Bette is survived by her husband, Charles A. (Buck) Willis of Denton; a daughter, Suzanne W. Schmick and her husband Steve of Denton; a son, Charles A. Willis and his wife Norma Johnson of Severna Park, MD; 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Ann Lord of Denton; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Sherman W. Tribbitt.
