Oxford
Lois Joann Witham
1933 — 2020
OXFORD - Rev. Lois Joann Witham, 85, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Southbury, CT on October 28, 2020. Lois was born on April 13,1935, daughter of the late Kenneth Graham & Mamie Estelle (Farris) Hulsman. She was raised in Reading, MA and graduated from Tufts University with a degree in education. She taught school in Portsmouth, NH; West Hartford, CT and Southbury, CT. Lois raised her family in Southbury for 24 years, where she was an active member of the South Britain Congregational Church. She loved selling her homemade candies, artwork, and published books at their Apple Festival. Upon her husband Richard's retirement, they moved to a gentleman's farm in Lumberport,...