Isabella “Isabelle” Jones

JONES, Isabella “Isabelle”…

After a brief illness, Isabella Janette Jones (nee Smith) passed away at Victoria Hospital, London on April 19th, 2026 in her 86th year with her beloved dog, Gracie, cradled in her arms. For 64 years, she was the beloved wife of Douglas. Her greatest achievement, in her mind, was her children. As she told everyone she met (to her children’s great embarrassment) she raised a doctor, a lawyer, and a teacher. She leaves behind her legacies, Dr. David-she always insisted on the Dr.-Jones (Kim); Darcy (Damion) Ketchum; and Janna (Tone) Jones. She will be missed by her grandchildren, Krystyna (Kashmira) and Tristan (Layla) Jones; Logan and London Ketchum; and Isabella, Penelope, and Gracelyn Pepin. She has been gratefully reunited with her much missed grandson, Luke Ketchum, and all her dogs of the past (Perky, Buttons, Debbie, Maxwell, Bonnie, Clara, and Maggie). Remembered with affection by Lisa Jones. Isabelle was the daughter of David and Janet (Nettie) Smith. She was an empathetic, and sensitive mother who put everything into raising her children with love, kindness, and much humour. Isabelle was a retired teacher, proof-reader for the London Free Press, and later, a valued bank employee. Family and friends are welcome for visitation on Friday, April 24, 2026 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, where the funeral service will follow at 12:00 pm in the funeral home chapel. Interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London. Because of her lifelong love of dogs (hers and every other one she met), in lieu of flowers, her memory would be best honoured by donations to the Humane Society London & Middlesex, 1414 Dundas Street, London, ON N5W 3B6. May her children and grandchildren carry forward her example of steadfastness, kindness, laughter, and great compassion. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com