Betsy Byrd

Betsy J. (Sherburne) Byrd, age 88, of Shelburne, NH, passed away on February 21, 2024, from heart failure. She was with her daughter at her home in CA.  She is pre-deceased by her husband, Roy E Byrd of Roanoke, VA and her only sister, Carole (Sherburne) Harris of Lee, NH. Betsy was a 1953 graduate of Our Lady of the Mountains Academy in Gorham, NH.

Betsy loved living in Gorham and Shelburne after marrying Roy after graduation. Their daughter, Kathryn L. Byrd, born 1954, married her now-deceased husband. Jack Pierce. They lived in Citrus Heights. CA and Betsy happily wintered with them. Sunning by the pool in CA was one of her favorite pastimes. Her cross-country travels with Roy and their beloved dog, Trilby, in their RV, listening to country music, stopping along the way to visit friends and family brought her many happy memories. Her other favorite thing was spending time with her son, Jarrod C Byrd, born in 1968, of Gorham, NH and giggling at his antics.

Betsy loved the White Mountains of NH and worked for many years at the Appalachian Mountain Club at Pinkham Notch, Gorham, NH. In September 2023, she was publicly recognized for her decades-long dedication to the AMC Hut System and was named Honorary OH “Madame Secretary of Huts”.

Betsy will be forever loved and missed by her two children, Kathryn and Jarrod; Betsy’s granddaughter, the sunshine of her life, Shelby Byrd-Binette and her husband Zach Binette of Gorham, NH; Betsy’s grandson, Tristan Byrd and his wife Alexandra Jandreau, and her great grandson Raymond, all of Derry, NH, and her other “daughters”, Jennifer Byrd and Kim Sherburne, and her many nieces and nephews, and friends far and wide. Happy trails, Betsy.

ARRANGEMENTS: A Mass and Celebration of Life will be in September 2024 and interment will be in Wheeler Cemetery, Shelburne, NH. Assisting the family with arrangements is the Cremation Society of NH, Littleton. To view Betsy's Online Tribute, send condolences to the family, or for more information, visit www.csnh.com.