McKenna Rae (Grimmer) Jones

McKenna Rae (Grimmer) Jones, 26, of Elwood, was chosen to enter eternal life after a courageous battle against a rare cancer on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Born on Indianapolis 500 race day on May 30, 1999, McKenna completed the Grimmer family as the final and third child of Nicholas and Larita Grimmer. From a young age, her spunk for life and caring nature was evident. She found great joy and fulfillment in caring for animals. Her natural connection with animals meant she was “mom” to hundreds of fish, guinea pigs, cats, chickens and two dogs. Teddy and Arlo, she infamously snuck home. McKenna met the father of her children and husband, Adam Jones, in high school and spent almost a decade living their love story including getting married in 2024 on the beaches of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She achieved her dream of being a mother when her son, Mylo, entered this world in 2019. He was joined by her daughter, Millie, in 2022. McKenna loved her children with every cell of her being. They were who she thought about, prayed for and loved fiercely every second of every day. Mylo and Mille will carry the best pieces of McKenna with them through their lives. In January 2025, McKenna was diagnosed with angiosarcoma. She preserved and willed a valiant fight everyday gifting us 7 additional months with her. Through numerous hospitalizations, doctor’s appointments, chemotherapy, radiation and more, McKenna never let it take a minute from her enjoying and experiencing life with her children. Her family is so incredibly proud of the strength, courage and will it took to fight through every side effect, every setback and every doctor who asked her to give up. McKenna is now free of this disease and the pain it caused. She was a strong believer in her faith and now stands alongside Jesus Christ in eternal life. Her family will miss her every day, but know that one day, we will all be reunited once again. Visitation will be Friday, August 1, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. at Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel, 9900 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038. McKenna is survived by her husband, Adam L. Jones; son, Mylo Jones; daughter, Millie Jones; parents, Nick and Larita Grimmer; brother, Trammell Grimmer; sister, Paige Grimmer; several aunts, uncles, and cousins; and her dogs, Arlo and Teddy. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and Ramona Weikel and Mark and Marie Grimmer. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America, 9899 Main Street, Suite 204, Damascus, MD 20872.

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McKenna Rae (Grimmer) Jones

May 30, 1999 - July 26, 2025