Betty Jane (Davis) Niles lived in Troy and Westfield,
Vt., before retiring to Pinellas Park, Fla. She was born
in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Sept. 2, 1930. Her parents
were Dawson E. Davis and Hazel A. (Jesmer) Davis.
She attended St. Johnsbury Academy. She worked a
number of years in the office of Ethan Allen in Orleans,
Vt., and in the VT State Unemployment Office in Newport, Vt.
Betty died on July 1, 2014, from a long battle with kidney disease.
She married Rollo P. Lowe on May 8, 1948. They had two daughters, Patricia
(Lowe) Kwiatkowski and Debrah (Lowe) Nadler. She married Harry O. Niles Jr.
on Dec. 29, 1967. Harry and Betty lived in Troy, Vt., for many years before
moving to Westfield and retiring to Pinellas Park, Fla. She enjoyed the horses
they kept, gardening, playing cards, camping in their RV and her cat, Coco.
She is survived by her husband, Harry O. Niles Jr., of Seminole, Fla.,
daughters: Patricia (Lowe) Kwiatkowski and her husband Peter Sr. of Live Oak,
Fla., and Debrah (Lowe) Nadler and her husband Barry of Largo, Fla.; her
stepchildren: Harry O. Niles III and his wife Claire of Brush Prairie, Wash.,
Frank Niles and his wife Delores of Newport Center, Stuart Niles of Shirley,
Mass., and Patricia Anne Graves and her husband, Ronald Jr. of Waitsfield, Vt.
She is also survived by five grandchildren: Peter J Kwiatkowski Jr. and his wife,
Lisa of Lafayette, Colo., Elke (Kwiatkowski) Day and her husband, John of Live
Oak, Fla., Sheryl (Nadler) Sheppard and her husband Marc of Clearwater, Fla.,
David Nadler of Largo, Fla., Allison (Nadler) Lewis and her husband Kevin of
Orlando, Fla.; and 11 great-grandchildren: Cullen and Hallie Kwiatkowski, Jake,
Kate, Nate and Grace Day, Logan and Aidan Sheppard, Benjamin and Gavyn Nadler
and Isabella Lewis. There will not be any public services. Betty’s ashes will be
buried in Vermont as per her wishes. Her beloved cat, Coco, will reside with her
daughter in Largo, Fla. He will have a loving home. Should friends desire, contributions
in her memory may be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter, 502 Strawberry
Acres, Newport, VT 05855.
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