->Waterford - Helen E. Briggs, 87, of 18 Green Hills Road, Quaker Hill, passed away on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at her residence.She was born on Oct. 14, 1922, in Alexandria, Va., the daughter of the late Ernest O. and Ruth V. Merritt Picken.Helen had married her husband, Homer R. Briggs, on Aug. 5, 1941, in New London.A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was also an avid Square and Round dancer.Besides her husband, Mrs. Briggs is survived by her daughter, Ruth Briggs Smead and her husband, John, of Gouldsboro, Maine; two sons, Ernest Briggs and his wife, Elizabeth, of Quaker Hill and Jack E. Briggs and his wife, Cathy, of Lebanon; a sister, Marilyn Hastey of Quaker Hill; a brother, Ernest Picken of Groton; nine grandchildren, Dawn, Monique, Lisa, Shannon, Alyson, Stephanie, Michael, Corrie and Jennifer; and eleven great-grandchildren.She had also been predeceased by a sister, Virginia Hayden; and two brothers, Harry and Paul Picken.Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Byles Memorial Home, 99 Huntington St., New London. Her burial will follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in New London. There will be visiting hours from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Hospice of S. E. CT, 227 Dunham St., Norwich, CT 06360.Please visit www.byles.com for the family's online registry.