Obituaries

William Rhett Baker died peacefully on the morning of Sept. 24 while lying on the beach at Kamaole I Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii.

Elizabeth (Betty) Gibbs Bailey, a deeply loved matriarch of three generations, died Oct. 20.

Robert I. (Bob) Boak of Oak Bluffs died at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Oct. 5 after a brief illness.

David B. Butchman of Vineyard Haven died on Sept. 2 of cancer at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Katrina (Trina) Blackwood, a former teacher at the Tisbury School, died Sept. 18, surrounded by her daughters.

David B. Butchman of Vineyard Haven died at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Sept. 2.

William (Bill) Cooper Barendse died August 5 in Kalispell, Mont., where he lived, worked and climbed the mountains he loved.

Donovan Fitzgerald Bennett of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 54.

Everel Adams Greene Black of Edgartown died at her home on August 11. She was 101 and was a direct descendant of President John Adams.

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