Elizabeth C. (Cook) Sargeant

MILLERTON — Elizabeth C. (Cook) Sargeant, 97, affectionately known as “Betty”, of Attleboro, formerly of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at LifeCare Center of Attleboro.

Born in Millerton on Sept. 12, 1926, she was one of three daughters born to the late Cecil R. Cook and the late Patsy (Manning) Cook.  She was raised and educated in Millerton where she was a graduate of Millerton High School.  She moved to North Attleboro in March of 1968 and remained a resident until moving to Attleboro.

She was employed as the personal chef for U.S. political advisor, William F. Buckley, Jr. and his family at their residence in Sharon.  Later she was employed as a supervisor for Fuller Box Company in North Attleboro for eight years.

Ms. Sargeant was a member of the North Attleboro Board of Health, a volunteer with Lenore’s kitchen, served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Attleboro chapter of AARP and for the former Florence Sweet House in Attleboro.

She was a 50-year member of the North Attleboro Historical Society and served as a member and president of the Attleboro Round Table having served as president from 1994 to 1996 during the organization’s 100th anniversary.

Mrs. Sargeant was the recipient of the North Attleboro - Plainville Rotary Club Person of the Year award in 2004 and the North Attleboro B.P.O.E. Person of the Year award in 2009.

With her involvement with the Bill W. organization she sponsored and assisted countless people in their journey and was a member for more than 55 years.

As a professional chef, she also enjoyed cooking and hosting family and friends.

She was the mother of Kenneth Humbert and his wife, Nancy, of Millerton, John Dennis and his wife, Kathy, of Millerton, Mary Backlund and her husband, Kirk, of Wrentham, Massachusetts, and Kathleen Howe of Chickamauga, Georgia; grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 6; sister of Lucille Ingersoll and her husband, Milton, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and many extended family members and friends.

She was the mother of the late Aloise Curtin, who died on March 24, 2020, and was the sister of the late Josephine Swart, who died on May 26, 2010.

Relatives and friends were cordially invited to attend visitation on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the “Memorial Chapel” of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, North Attleboro, MA.  A Funeral Service Celebrating her Life was held at 3:00 p.m. immediately following visitation.

Private burial will be held in Mt. Hope Cemetery and Arboretum, North Attleboro, MA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Betty’s name and honor may be made to the Lifecare Resident Activities Fund, 969 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.

For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an online guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com

Arrangements under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro, MA. 508-695-0200