Obituary published at www.legacy.com
Jewell Donetta "JD" Isley, 88, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2014.
JD was born on July 19, 1926 in the "Old Hotel" in Newdale, Idaho, cherished youngest child of Culbert and Leah Howes. She grew up surrounded by five older siblings and had fond memories of fishing and ice-skating on the creek in Dubois. She married Clint Green, but they later divorced. On June 21, 1947 she married Bill Isley, of Salmon, Idaho. Bill worked for State Farm Insurance and as he was promoted, the family moved to Twin Falls and then Pocatello.
After she graduated from high school, JD attended he University of Idaho Southern Branch in Pocatello, but left school to help with the war effort working at Boeing in Seattle. Education was a life-long passion, and she never missed an opportunity to learn new things, whether learning to fly an airplane, or designing and remodeling homes. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1968, and later did graduate work at ISU and University of Oregon's School of Journalism. She was a witty and talented writer.
Over her career, she worked for the US Forest Service; KWIK Radio, Pebble Creek Ski Area, and the Community Library in Ketchum. She was the Director of the Blaine County Senior Center for many years, where she spear-headed the fund-raising campaign to build a large addition so more seniors could be served. In her 60's she survived breast cancer and to help others, participated in screening trials for the National Cancer Institute. JD loved to hop in her car and take trips to Arizona and California to visit family and friends. Duplicate Bridge was her passion. She earned her Silver Life Master designation in the American Contract Bridge League. JD was also a member of the Mayflower Society, descended from John Howland.
JD volunteered her time to many organizations over the years, including nine years at the Idaho Elks Rehab in Boise. She was a voracious reader, and read between 17 and 102 books a year. This fact is known because she was also a voracious record-keeper.
Her ashes will be scattered in family plots in Salmon, and in Teton-Newdale, her birth-place and where her family has been waiting patiently for her return.
JD was able to remain in her home, with the help of Laura Brady, and the St. Luke's Hospice team. The family has no words to adequately describe our complete gratitude for their service.
About death, Mom would say, "You see birds flying in the sky and as they travel further and further away they seem to disappear. But they are still there. They are there, flying somewhere, and as we say 'They are gone,' someone in a distant land is saying, 'They have arrived!' And that is what death seems to me."
Jewell Donetta "JD" Isley, 88, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2014.
JD was born on July 19, 1926 in the "Old Hotel" in Newdale, Idaho, cherished youngest child of Culbert and Leah Howes. She grew up surrounded by five older siblings and had fond memories of fishing and ice-skating on the creek in Dubois. She married Clint Green, but they later divorced. On June 21, 1947 she married Bill Isley, of Salmon, Idaho. Bill worked for State Farm Insurance and as he was promoted, the family moved to Twin Falls and then Pocatello.
After she graduated from high school, JD attended he University of Idaho Southern Branch in Pocatello, but left school to help with the war effort working at Boeing in Seattle. Education was a life-long passion, and she never missed an opportunity to learn new things, whether learning to fly an airplane, or designing and remodeling homes. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1968, and later did graduate work at ISU and University of Oregon's School of Journalism. She was a witty and talented writer.
Over her career, she worked for the US Forest Service; KWIK Radio, Pebble Creek Ski Area, and the Community Library in Ketchum. She was the Director of the Blaine County Senior Center for many years, where she spear-headed the fund-raising campaign to build a large addition so more seniors could be served. In her 60's she survived breast cancer and to help others, participated in screening trials for the National Cancer Institute. JD loved to hop in her car and take trips to Arizona and California to visit family and friends. Duplicate Bridge was her passion. She earned her Silver Life Master designation in the American Contract Bridge League. JD was also a member of the Mayflower Society, descended from John Howland.
JD volunteered her time to many organizations over the years, including nine years at the Idaho Elks Rehab in Boise. She was a voracious reader, and read between 17 and 102 books a year. This fact is known because she was also a voracious record-keeper.
Her ashes will be scattered in family plots in Salmon, and in Teton-Newdale, her birth-place and where her family has been waiting patiently for her return.
JD was able to remain in her home, with the help of Laura Brady, and the St. Luke's Hospice team. The family has no words to adequately describe our complete gratitude for their service.
About death, Mom would say, "You see birds flying in the sky and as they travel further and further away they seem to disappear. But they are still there. They are there, flying somewhere, and as we say 'They are gone,' someone in a distant land is saying, 'They have arrived!' And that is what death seems to me."
Obituary published at www.legacy.com
Jewell Donetta "JD" Isley, 88, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2014.
JD was born on July 19, 1926 in the "Old Hotel" in Newdale, Idaho, cherished youngest child of Culbert and Leah Howes. She grew up surrounded by five older siblings and had fond memories of fishing and ice-skating on the creek in Dubois. She married Clint Green, but they later divorced. On June 21, 1947 she married Bill Isley, of Salmon, Idaho. Bill worked for State Farm Insurance and as he was promoted, the family moved to Twin Falls and then Pocatello.
After she graduated from high school, JD attended he University of Idaho Southern Branch in Pocatello, but left school to help with the war effort working at Boeing in Seattle. Education was a life-long passion, and she never missed an opportunity to learn new things, whether learning to fly an airplane, or designing and remodeling homes. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1968, and later did graduate work at ISU and University of Oregon's School of Journalism. She was a witty and talented writer.
Over her career, she worked for the US Forest Service; KWIK Radio, Pebble Creek Ski Area, and the Community Library in Ketchum. She was the Director of the Blaine County Senior Center for many years, where she spear-headed the fund-raising campaign to build a large addition so more seniors could be served. In her 60's she survived breast cancer and to help others, participated in screening trials for the National Cancer Institute. JD loved to hop in her car and take trips to Arizona and California to visit family and friends. Duplicate Bridge was her passion. She earned her Silver Life Master designation in the American Contract Bridge League. JD was also a member of the Mayflower Society, descended from John Howland.
JD volunteered her time to many organizations over the years, including nine years at the Idaho Elks Rehab in Boise. She was a voracious reader, and read between 17 and 102 books a year. This fact is known because she was also a voracious record-keeper.
Her ashes will be scattered in family plots in Salmon, and in Teton-Newdale, her birth-place and where her family has been waiting patiently for her return.
JD was able to remain in her home, with the help of Laura Brady, and the St. Luke's Hospice team. The family has no words to adequately describe our complete gratitude for their service.
About death, Mom would say, "You see birds flying in the sky and as they travel further and further away they seem to disappear. But they are still there. They are there, flying somewhere, and as we say 'They are gone,' someone in a distant land is saying, 'They have arrived!' And that is what death seems to me."
Jewell Donetta "JD" Isley, 88, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2014.
JD was born on July 19, 1926 in the "Old Hotel" in Newdale, Idaho, cherished youngest child of Culbert and Leah Howes. She grew up surrounded by five older siblings and had fond memories of fishing and ice-skating on the creek in Dubois. She married Clint Green, but they later divorced. On June 21, 1947 she married Bill Isley, of Salmon, Idaho. Bill worked for State Farm Insurance and as he was promoted, the family moved to Twin Falls and then Pocatello.
After she graduated from high school, JD attended he University of Idaho Southern Branch in Pocatello, but left school to help with the war effort working at Boeing in Seattle. Education was a life-long passion, and she never missed an opportunity to learn new things, whether learning to fly an airplane, or designing and remodeling homes. She graduated from Idaho State University in 1968, and later did graduate work at ISU and University of Oregon's School of Journalism. She was a witty and talented writer.
Over her career, she worked for the US Forest Service; KWIK Radio, Pebble Creek Ski Area, and the Community Library in Ketchum. She was the Director of the Blaine County Senior Center for many years, where she spear-headed the fund-raising campaign to build a large addition so more seniors could be served. In her 60's she survived breast cancer and to help others, participated in screening trials for the National Cancer Institute. JD loved to hop in her car and take trips to Arizona and California to visit family and friends. Duplicate Bridge was her passion. She earned her Silver Life Master designation in the American Contract Bridge League. JD was also a member of the Mayflower Society, descended from John Howland.
JD volunteered her time to many organizations over the years, including nine years at the Idaho Elks Rehab in Boise. She was a voracious reader, and read between 17 and 102 books a year. This fact is known because she was also a voracious record-keeper.
Her ashes will be scattered in family plots in Salmon, and in Teton-Newdale, her birth-place and where her family has been waiting patiently for her return.
JD was able to remain in her home, with the help of Laura Brady, and the St. Luke's Hospice team. The family has no words to adequately describe our complete gratitude for their service.
About death, Mom would say, "You see birds flying in the sky and as they travel further and further away they seem to disappear. But they are still there. They are there, flying somewhere, and as we say 'They are gone,' someone in a distant land is saying, 'They have arrived!' And that is what death seems to me."
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