Elisabeth “Betty” Anne Harvey, 94, died peacefully at Sweetbrook Nursing Home, Williamstown, Massachusetts, on March 21, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Cecil Lee Harvey to whom she was married for over 70 years.

She was born April 24,1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Dr. George H. Robinson and Florence (Gray) Robinson. She was educated in Sewickley (Pennsylvania) public schools and attended Bates College.

During World War II, she worked as a comptroller for H.J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She raised her family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, and Williamstown. For many years she was an elementary school library aide for the Williamstown public schools.

Following retirement, Betty worked at the Craft Basket gift shop and the Cow Bell knitting and craft boutique. She was an expert knitter and often taught knitting during January term at Williams College. No pattern was too complicated for her. She also enjoyed counted cross stitch and rug hooking. She was an avid reader for her entire life. She especially loved to read at the family cottage on Ocean Point where she spent many summers.

Under the auspices of the Memory Clinic in Bennington, Vermont, Betty was the subject of three drug trials for Alzheimer’s disease. Due to her excellent response to one of the experimental drugs, she was prominently featured in a special edition of Newsweek magazine, summer 2005. She belonged of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Eastern Star. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Williamstown for over 50 years.

Betty is survived by her two sons, George Robinson Harvey and his wife, C. Victoria of Essex, Massachusetts, and Capt. William Lee Harvey of Boothbay, as well as two grandchildren, Aaron Lee Harvey of Pacific Palisades, California, and Abbigail Lee Mackenzie and her husband, Alec, of Freeport.

A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family at a future date. Memorial gifts may be made to the First Congregational Church of Williamstown.