Father: John Wilson
Mother: Ruth Pyne

Occupation: Teacher

Source: Richard Gould - Published in Vancouver Sun and/or Province on June 7, 2008
KIDDER Jill It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jill Kidder (born Jocelyn Mary Wilson). She died on June 1, 2008 at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops a few days after having suffered a stroke. We are happy to say she died exactly as she would have wanted - bravely, quickly and with minimal fuss. Jill was born in 1923 in Prince George, British Columbia. She served in the RCAF during WWII, and went to Queen's University, where she met her husband Kendall. With Kendall, she spent her life all over Canada - from the Northwest Territories to BC to Quebec to Labrador. For the last twenty-five years, she had been living in her much-beloved Dry Belt in Ashcroft, pruning her Russian Olives, moving rocks, and working in the Thrift Shop. She was pre-deceased by her husband Kendall. She is survived by her sister Barbara Scott and Tony Scott, by her brother Peter Wilson and Ruth Wilson; by her children John, Margie, Annie, Michael and Peter; by her grandchildren Janet, Maggie, Orion, Kendall, Avery, Julia, Molly and Katie; by her niece Margie and her children, Sara and Hugh; by her great good friend Mary Parson and her son Graham; and by her four great-grandchildren, Maisie, Charlie, Oliver and Ava. She is also survived by many much-loved nieces and nephews. Jill shone the brightest in her life as a grandmother - if grandmothers ran the world, she said, we would do more of the obviously right things. So if people want to do something to remember her, they should make a donation to "Grandmothers for Grandmothers" at www.grandmotherscampaign.org / or mail a donation, clearly marked "Grandmothers" but payable to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, 260 Spadina Ave, Suite 501, Toronto, ON M5T 2E4 A memorial service will take place in Vancouver on Monday, June 9th at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Church on 37th and Larch, and a celebration of her life will be held in Ashcroft on July 27th. Messages may be sent to kidder@telus.net.
Published in Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on June 7, 2008

• Married:
• Change Date: 24 Jul 2017

1. John Kidder
2. Margot - Margie Ruth Kidder b: 17 Oct 1948
3. Annie Kidder
4. Michael Kidder
5. Peter Kidder