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Obituary: Betty Reid 72 of Blue Ridge Summit Area Dies
Elizabeth Betty Tilford Willis Reid, 72, a longstanding figure in Blue Ridge Summit and surrounding areas, died April 1 in Armonk New York. Born October 22, 1924 in Harrisburg, she worked at Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown during WWII and was active with the Red Cross in Miami. Her lineage includes DAR membership and notable relatives such as John Boyle Tilford Jr., Francis Scott Key, and Maj Gen John Hunt Morgan, with deep ties to Franklin and Adams counties and nearby states.
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Elizabeth
Betty” Tilford Willis Reid
Blue Ridge Summit
Frederick
Hagerstown
Gettysburg
Armonk
N.Y
Harrisburg
William H. Willis
Reid
Waynesboro
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
American Red Cross
Miami
Fla
Grosch
Marshall
Charlton
Key
Leitersburg
Lancaster
Littitz
Chester County
Marietta
Keferstein
Little Club
Monterey
Robert E. Lee
Fairfield
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain
Charles Town
W.va
John Boyle Tilford Jr
Lexington
Colorado Springs
Standard Oil Co
John D. Rockefeller
Francis Scott Key
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Pasadena
California
John Hunt Morgan
Cs.a
Confederacy
Morgan
Ethan Allen Grosh
Hosea Ballou Grosh
Virginia City
Nevada
Comstock Lode
Gold Canyon
Johann Conrad Grosh
Maria Sophia Gutenberger Grosh
Eichroch
Wollenstein
Mainz
Germany