ELIZABETH GAGE ELLIS WATKINS

1929 - 2017

ELIZABETH GAGE ELLIS WATKINS obituary, 1929-2017, Boston, CT

BORN

1929

DIED

2017

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Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home

34 Main Street

Centerbrook, Connecticut

ELIZABETH WATKINS Obituary

WATKINS, Elizabeth Gage Ellis 87, of Chester, Connecticut, daughter of Elizabeth and Gage Ellis, died at her home in Chester on January 5 after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter Willoughby Adams and son-in-law Brian Adams of Richmond, Virginia and daughter Alexandra Matthiessen and son-in-law John Matthiessen of Ivoryton, Connecticut; her grandchildren Elizabeth and Charlotte Adams of Richmond and George and Zoe Matthiessen of Ivoryton; as well as her sister Willoughby Royce of Wilmington, North Carolina. Liz was a graduate of the Shipley School and Sarah Lawrence College. She worked as a travel agent in New York, Boston, and Lyme, Connecticut. Liz loved music, travelling, reading, and enjoying an evening with friends and family. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution can be made to The MSA Coalition www.multiplesystematrophy.com. To share a memory or condolence with Liz's family please visit www.rwwfh.com. Arrangements by Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, Centerbrook, CT.

Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 7 to Jan. 8, 2017.
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She was a very good friend of mine from college. I was so sorry to hear of her death. My sympathy to all her family.

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