Betty A. Churchill, avid gardener

Betty Ann Churchill, a longtime resident of Georgetown and Ridgefield, died on Monday, March 14, 2005, at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was 63 years old and the wife of Warren R. Churchill.

Mrs. Churchill was born in Norwalk on Sept. 21, 1941, a daughter of the late William and Dorothy Scribner Schneider. She grew up in Wilton and was a graduate of Staples High School in Westport.

She was an avid gardener and enjoyed fishing.

Besides her husband of 41 years, Mrs. Churchill is survived by her sisters, Patricia Marino of Naugatuck, Shirley and Jean Schneider of Wilton; and a brother, Donald Schneider of Kennebunkport, Maine.

Private burial services will be held at a later date.

There are no calling hours.

The Bouton Funeral Home, 21 West Church Street, Georgetown, is handling arrangements.