Harold Jencks Hubbard

Harold Jencks Hubbard, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 7, 2017 at the Brookdale Sakonnet Bay Senior Living in Tiverton, RI.  He was a resident of Seekonk, Ma for most of his life.   Born in Providence, RI on July 26, 1920, he was the son of the late Gaius W. Hubbard, Jr. and Florence (Jencks) Hubbard.  He was the beloved husband of the late Zelma Madeline (Little) Hubbard, who passed in 2010. He was educated in Seekonk and East Providence schools later receiving his B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Bryant College. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and also served as the president of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island.  He enjoyed spending time with family and friends at his summer cottage in Dartmouth, MA that he built with the help of his four sons.

Harold was a United States Army veteran of World War II.  He would speak often of his friends and the time that he spent in the service stationed in India.  He used his skills as an accountant for the war effort. In 1946, after the war, he began his career accumulating over 30 years of experience as an accountant and a controller of various businesses.  Included among these were the Maxim Motors, Co. in Middleborough, MA, manufacturer of fire trucks and aerial ladders and the George W. Dahl Co. of Bristol, RI.

His four sons and their wives survive him: Bruce and Mary of Dartmouth, MA, Gary and Pamela of Ormond Beach, FL, Marcus and Pauline of Seekonk, MA, and Jon and Marlene of Bar Harbor, ME. His legacy includes nine grandchildren: Meghan, Nathan, Timothy, Amy, Nicholas, Lucas, and step-grandchildren, Julia, Caroline and Matthew, and five great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Seekonk Congregational Church, 600 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771. Calling hours and flowers are respectfully omitted. Memorial gifts may be directed to the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to J.H. WILLIAMS & CO. FUNERAL HOME, 210 Taunton Ave., East Providence.

Interment at the Springvale Cemetery in Rumford, RI is private.

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