Barbara ‘Bobby’ Byers Littlefield, 95
Barbara Byers Littlefield, 95, died March 18, 2026, in Acton.
Bobby was born in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 1930, the only child of William and Caroline Byers. She grew up in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Barnard College, where she met her future husband, Jack Littlefield, then a student at Columbia Business School. They married and settled in Riverside, Connecticut, where they raised their son, Bart. Jack predeceased her in 1996.
Bobby became a charter member of Edgehill in Stamford, Connecticut, where she contributed to community life with enthusiasm and humor and established a vibrant presence for more than 25 years. In 2022, she moved to Lincoln to be closer to her family.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Bart and Bar Littlefield of Acton; her grandchildren Rex, Margot, Jack, and George; and her nephews and niece John Reichenbach, Heidi Harring, Bill Kingsbury, Fritz Reichenbach, and Jim Kingsbury.
Bobby approached everything she did with energy and purpose. In Riverside, she was deeply engaged as a parent and a teacher in the public schools. After earning a master’s degree in education, she taught kindergarten at Old Greenwich and Riverside elementary schools, shaping generations of young students. She had a gift for instilling curiosity, independence, and a love of learning.
Bobby brought a spirit of commitment to her many passions. She had a deep reverence for nature and found joy outdoors playing tennis and paddleball, biking, cross country skiing, and sailing on Long Island Sound, in summer and winter.
Her love of nature extended well beyond recreation. She volunteered at the Audubon Center in Greenwich, tended to wintering birds at Tod’s Point, and devoted decades to Bakers Island off Marblehead, where she spent over 40 summers. At Edgehill, she led the grounds committee, maintained bluebird houses, and oversaw the beehives, including bottling and selling the honey.
Bobby’s greatest joy was sharing passions with others. She introduced her son Bart and her grandchildren to experiencing the outdoors, as well as to the wider world, traveling with each grandchild on special one-on-one journeys to Europe. She taught them, as she taught her students, to pay attention to nature, to people, and to the richness of everyday life.
A celebration of Bobby’s life will be held Friday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Acton, with a reception to follow at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Acton. To share a memory or a condolence on Bobby’s tribute page, visit DeeFuneralHome.com.
