Elizabeth Haig

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Elizabeth (Libby) was born to Sarah Elizabeth Kolb and Herbert Holmes Roehm in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from the Stevens School in Chestnut Hill, PA and attended National Park College in Washington, DC. Her education was interrupted by the start of World War II. Libby married Thomas C. Jordan of Philadelphia in 1943 and raised two daughters, Elizabeth S. Jordan and Joanne J. Dunn. She married John H. Haig in 1965 after the death of Thomas C. Jordan in 1962. Libby was active in charity events high-lighted by her chairmanship of the Chestnut Hill Main Street Fair. She was one of the founding members of the Lyford Cay Club in the Bahamas and a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Sunnybrook Country Club, the Little Club and the Bath and Tennis Club of Gulfstream, FL. She is survived by her two daughters and a step-daughter, Sandra McConnell, four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at the Chapel of Peace in the West Laurel Hill Cemetery, 215 Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, PA at 3:15PM on July 11, 2013. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to any animal rescue organization of your choosing.

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