Barbara L. (Bourne) Cotterill of West Tisbury, formerly of Mansfield and West Bridgewater, died on Tuesday, August 3 at the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater. She was 82 and was the beloved wife of the late John T. Cotterill, Jr. who died on April 21, 1993. They were married on Sept. 16, 1951.

Born in Weymouth on June 28, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Harold W. and Hazel G. (Goodell) Bourne.

Barbara grew up and was educated in West Bridgewater schools and was a graduate of West Bridgewater High School. A dedicated homemaker to her loving family, she had lived in West Tisbury for the past 35 years and was a former 23-year resident of Mansfield and 24-year resident of West Bridgewater.

An active participant in the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair for many years, she also enjoyed working in the summertime at the West Tisbury beaches.

She was an avid photographer who also loved visiting and collecting lighthouses. She was a former member of both the United Methodist Church in Mansfield and the Cochesett United Methodist Church in West Bridgewater.

She is survived by her devoted children, Lorraine E. Renker and her husband Richard of New York, Lynne E. Plante and her husband Wilfred of Mansfield, Joanne M. Toole and her husband Patrick of Wareham, Julie L. Cotterill of Attleboro and John T. Cotterill 3rd of West Tisbury. The sister of Mary Lou Vargas of West Bridgewater, Carol Bourne of Arizona and the late Clyfton Bourne, Richard Bourne and Minetta Price, Mrs. Cotterill is also survived by her cherished grandchildren Mark Renker, Eric Toole, Jennifer Renker, Ryan Toole, Amy Cotterill, Shana Plante, Josh Cotterill and Katherine Toole, her great-granddaughter Julianna Toth and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 7 at 11 a.m. at the Sherman and Jackson Funeral Home in Mansfield. Interment will be at a later date in the Spring Brook Cemetery, Mansfield.

Visitation will be held on Saturday morning prior to the services beginning at 9 a.m. at the Sherman and Jackson Funeral Home. Family and friends are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations in her memory be sent to the West Tisbury Firefighters Civic Association, P.O. Box 211 West Tisbury, MA 02575.

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