Virginia Poole of Chilmark died peacefully at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on March 5 after a long illness. She was 73 and was well known on the Vineyard, where she had been involved in many aspects of Island life. A graveside service will be held at Abel’s Hill cemetery in Chilmark on Thursday, March 13, at 11 a.m. A full obituary will appear in next Friday’s Gazette.