Millie Jones, nee McMurphy (1932 – 2021)
	
Millie Jones was born in Whitehorse to parents Jack and Adele McMurphy who lived and worked in Carcross. Jack used a dog team to deliver mail between Atlin and Carcross, and Adele was the White Pass station master for many years. The McMurphys ran the Caribou Hotel during the Second World War. Millie grew up in Carcross and had a home there as an adult. She cooked at the Cowley, Pennington, and Bennett rail stations. She and Don Jones eloped to be married in Skagway during the July 4th celebrations. They lived happily together for thirty-six years until Don died in 1985. Millie prided herself on being able to swim in Lake Bennett nearly every year of her life, and she became a competitive swimmer as a senior athlete. She was adopted into the Ishkahittan clan of the Carcross Tagish First Nation and given the name L'eiw kla. Mille was a third generation Yukon teacher and volunteered in her community in many different ways, including children’s and senior’s programs. She is missed by her children Ken (Maureen), Donna (Mike), Brenda (Doug), and Heather.((“Millie Jones.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 5 March 2021.))