Mrs. Virginia Jackson Boyd

Virginia Boyd

Virginia Jackson Boyd, 70, of South Avenue in Tiverton and Peacham, Vt., a founding member of Save Our Community, died Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass., following a brief illness.She was the wife of the late Charles Edwin Boyd III.Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Charles Phillips Jackson and Elsie (Tripp) Jackson.

Mrs. Boyd lived most of her life in Tiverton before retiring to Peacham in 1988.In Vermont she owned and operated the High Meadow Farm, a Christmas tree farm.She was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School in Fall River and the Katharine Gibbs School in Providence.

Active throughout the community, Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Tiverton Historical Society, the Tiverton Conservation Commission, the Eastern Rhode Island Soil Conservation District and the Junior League of Fall River.She also served on the Rhode Island Girl Scout board of directors and was a founding member of Save Our Community, which opposed the building of an oil refinery in Tiverton and lead to the formation of Save The Bay.

A member and former president of the Peacham Corner Guild in Vermont, Mrs. Boyd was an accomplished quilter and craftswoman.She loved a garden in full bloom, a good book, a lively game of cards, a bargain at an antique show and a long walk in her woods.

She is survived by her daughters Ellen Gillis of Dunkirk, Md., Ann Ivancie of Denver, Colo., and Marie Landry of Tiverton, son William Jackson Boyd of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and nine grandchildren.

Her funeral was held Jan. 26 at Holy Trinity Church in Tiverton.Burial was at St. Paul's Churchyard in Portsmouth.Donations in her memory may be made to the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Road, Middletown, RI 02842.

Virginia Boyd

Virginia Jackson Boyd, 70, of South Avenue in Tiverton and Peacham, Vt., a founding member of Save Our Community, died Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass., following a brief illness.She was the wife of the late Charles Edwin Boyd III.Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Charles Phillips Jackson and Elsie (Tripp) Jackson.