Elizabeth "Betty" Hitchcock Harris Gregory Lauppe94, passed away January 9, 2013 at Harvest Hill in Lebanon, NH. She was the youngest child of William and Sara (Wilford) Hitchcock, born on March 24, 1918 in Branford, CT.

She attended Pine Manor Junior College. She lived in Aldie,Virginia; Branford,Connecticut; and Norwich, Vermont and was a part-time resident of Randolph, New Hampshire. She moved from to Harvest Hill in 2010. She was the last of her generation (siblings and cousins) to survive. She was predeceased by her husbands: Floyd (Sandy) Harris, H. Theodore Gregory, and Carl Lauppe.

Her survivors include son Ted Gregory and wife, Kate; daughter Ann G Batrow; son Sandy Harris and wife, Beth Krusi; daughter Diana Clark and husband, Jim; and son Mark Gregory and wife, Patricia; her grandchildren Adriana Gregory, David Batrow, Amy Ziething, Nicole Clark, Ian Clark, Elizabeth C Brackett, Martin Gregory and Michael Gregory, and 6 great-grandchildren. Later in life "Aunt Betty" considered herself a mother figure to her many nieces and nephews, a role she thoroughly enjoyed.

In her younger years, her passion was centered on horses. Starting in her mid-life she focused on writing and published nine books/pamphlets, mostly about her family. The most important part of her life was her immediate and extended family.

A Celebration of her Life will be held January 21, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Norwich Congregational Church. A graveside service will be held at a later date in Branford, CT.

Memorial donations may be made to The Randolph Foundation, P.O. Box 283, Gorham, NH 03581; or the Norwich Public Library, 368 Main St, Norwich, VT 05055.

A special thank you to the staff at the Hughes Center at Harvest Hill for the love and care they gave to Betty.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Wilson Funeral Home of Hanover, NH.