The Martha's Vineyard Times
Elizabeth Gale Cottle (“Betty”) passed away peacefully at her home in West Tisbury in the early morning of Sunday, June 13, 2021. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Ed Cottle. They were married for 67 years.
Betty was born in Oak Bluffs on Oct. 24, 1929, the daughter of Allen and Mary Gale. She grew up in Tisbury, and spent her adult life living in West Tisbury. Betty was an Island girl, through and through. Betty would often say that she had the best childhood. She loved to tell stories of roaming around West Chop, picking flowers before the summer people arrived. Walking to Bayside and jumping off the pier. Meeting her friends under the streetlights to play, or go to the movies. She would tell how the streets would be closed so the kids could go sledding.