North Haverhill, NH-  Virginia Ruth Elms, 91, formerly of Petticoat Lane, died on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.

Virginia was born on October 14, 1925, in Medfield, MA, to Fred and Sarah (MacQueen) Hicks.  On August 2, 1944, she married Charles V. "Chuck" Elms, Jr. and together they owned and operated their dairy farm, the Elms Farm.

Virginia was a member of the Worldwide Church of God and the White Mountain Riding Club.  For three years, she served as a member of the Haverhill School Board.  She was a former director of the North Haverhill Fair Association.  As a lover of horses, she organized the horse show at the fair for many years.  She was the 4-H horse project leader for the Bob-O-Link 4-H group along with being a Girl Scout leader. In her younger years she showed Corgi dogs.  Virginia enjoyed gardening, was a talented seamstress, having made lot of school clothes over the years, and was a great cook.   In her spare time, she also did knitting crocheting, painting and leathermaking.

She was predeceased by her husband, Charles V. "Chuck" Elms, Jr., on October 4, 1993, and her brother, Fred Hicks, Jr.

Virginia is survived by her daughter, Evelyn J. "Bunny" Elms, and her son, Charles V. "Butch" Elms, III and April, both of North Haverhill, a sister in law Edna Elms of Tucson, AZ,  along with nieces and a nephew, Kimberly A. Hicks, Kevin M. Hicks, and Barbara Graves.

There will be no calling hours.

A graveside service will be on Friday, August 18, at 10 AM, in Horse Meadow Cemetery, Horsemeadow Road, North Haverhill, with Father William Watts, officiating.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions can be made to the charity of one's choice.