Elizabeth Bradford Storer, daughter of the late Robert Hopkins Storer and Florence Bartlett Storer, died peacefully in her home on New Year’s Day, of pancreatic cancer. She had returned from Cape Cod just three days earlier after spending the Christmas holiday with her childhood friend, Ann Gainey and her family. She was 87.Miss Storer was born in Neponset and lived in Needham since she was 1 year old. She lovingly took care of her parents in their final years and continued to maintain the formal gardens her father designed in the 1920's. These gardens have been the highlight of many Garden Club tours. Friends and neighbors were issued an open invitation to view the gardens and to harvest the grapes every September. She was a member of the Needham Garden Club and for many years exhibited specimens from her garden in the annual Horticultural Flower Show. During WWII Betty was a volunteer at Massachusetts General Hospital as well as the Veterans’ Administration Hospital and the American Red Cross. After her parents’ deaths she devoted more time to her volunteer position at the VA. She received special recognition for her thousands of hours of service, and she decided to resign her position of Assistant to the Director of Volunteers when technology was being introduced. Recently, when asked about her decision to resign, she said, “ I like to interact with people, not machines.”She was a philanthropist, a patron of the arts and a supporter and nurturer of aspiring musicians. She endowed a Horn Chair with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, currently occupied by Danny Katzen. She shared her home with many aspiring musicians over the years and introduced their talents to the members of her church, First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist. She was a patron of the Museum of Fine Arts, a founding member of the MFA Associates and, until recently, volunteered at the MFA library on a regular basis. She served on the board of the Handel and Haydn Society and was an avid supporter of the Boston Ballet.In addition to her love of music and art, Betty was a lover of dance representing the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in ballroom dancing competitions on the state, national and international levels earning many first place trophies. Miss Storer was a descendent of Governor Bradford, the 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She held leadership positions on the boards of many patriotic societies including: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc., National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars, National Society of New England Women- Abigail Adams Colony, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, National Society of Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and the Massachusetts State Society Daughters of the American Colonists.She was a world traveler, be it with a personal friend, or as a friend of the Boston Symphony, the New England Genealogical Society or the Museum of Fine Arts. She took countless photos and kept copious details of her trips, which were shared with friends upon her return.Betty was a lifelong member of First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist. She sang in the church choir for over 65 years and served on almost every church committee over the years. Since her teenage years, she served as a delegate to the Annual General Assembly and proudly carried the church banner in the opening ceremonies.Several cousins and many dear friends survive her. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2004, in First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist, 23 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her name to the First Parish in Needham Music Endowment Fund.