She was born June 12, 1925, daughter of the late Julia Wells (Hendon) and Dutton Palmer Jacobs, in Youngstown, Ohio. Survived by daughters Julia Atkins-Hastie and her husband Stephen of Philadelphia, Mary Hendon Atkins of Cambridge and Amy Palmer Atkins and husband Mark Delisle of Fairhaven: grandchildren, Eliza Hastie, Eli and Abby Motycka and Lucian Delisle. She was the sister of the late Charles Dutton Jacobs.
She was a graduate of the College of Wooster and Andover Newton Theological School. In Milton, she was a volunteer in human rights activities, church education, mental health issues, the League of Women Voters and served on the Council on Aging, Fair Housing Committee and as the state appointed board member of the Milton Housing Authority.
Donations in Elizabeth’s memory may be made to The Coalition For Social Justice , 558 Pleasant Street, Suite 309, New Bedford, MA 02745.
Arrangements are in the care of the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME at FAIRLAWN, 180 Washington Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719. To leave a note of condolence: www.waring-sullivan.com
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