Obituary: Elizabeth 'Bess' Hubbard; Greenwich Volunteer

Elizabeth Hickey Hubbard died peacefully surrounded by family at her Greenwich home on June 11,  after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 58.

Known to her friends as Bess, she was born in Grosse Pointe, MI on May 4, 1955.

She graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School and Denison University. After living in Chicago and Winnetka, IL, she made her home in Rye, NY and later Greenwich, and Delray Beach, FL. Bess raised three children and worked at The Stanwich School and Brunswick School. She spent many hours volunteering, notably as co-chair of volunteers at the Buick Classic golf tournament and on the board of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Over the years she also volunteered with the Rye Nature Center, the Rye Free Reading Room, and the Rye chapters of the TWIG and Garden Club of America.

Bess is survived by her loving family: her husband of 34 years, George; three children George Jr., Ted, and Libby; a granddaughter Thea; three siblings, and a large community of loving family and friends.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Rye Presbyterian Church, 882 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY. Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.,  Friday, June 14, at Knapp Funeral Home, 267 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich.

In lieu of flowers, Bess’s family asks that donations be made to the Bess Hubbard Memorial Scholarship Fund at Brunswick School, 100 Maher Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830 or the local chapter of the American Red Cross, 99 Indian Field Rd., Greenwich, CT 06830.