Isabelle Soule, 69

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Isabelle B. Soule 69, of Swamp Road in West Stockbridge died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at her home with her family by her side.

She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on July 21, 1946, the daughter of Glen and Mary Cahalan Pilling. She was raised in Stockbridge and was a 1964 graduate of the former Williams High School and later attended Berkshire Community College.

Isabelle was one of the first employees of Country Curtains starting in 1962. She managed the Pittsfield boutique Painted Angels and then became the executive administrator of the Main Street Hospitality Group/Red Lion Inn until her retirement in 2008.

Isabelle was an artist and craft person who enjoyed antiques and vintage collectibles. Her garden was the envy of many. She meticulously recorded the wild visitors to her bird feeders and yard.

She leaves her best friend and husband, Gordon Soule Sr., whom she married May 7, 1966; her son Gordon Soule Jr. and his wife Tina of Stockbridge; her daughter Kristin Drucker and her husband Peter of Great Barrington; her brother John Woodworth and his wife Joanne of Pittsfield; and beloved cousin and confidant Bobby Kay and his wife Andi. 

Her favorite activity was spending time with her four grandchildren, Anna, Sarah, Emma and Grace, who will miss her yogi pops, baking cookies, piano playing and craft projects.

She was predeceased by her brothers Glenn Pilling Jr., Al Woodworth and James Woodworth; and her sisters Janet Braze and Mary McDowell.

Funeral notice: A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday morning, May 3, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Stockbridge. Visiting hours will be Monday, May 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kelly Funeral Home. Friends wishing may make donations to Hospice Care in the Berkshires, West Stockbridge Library, or to the Stockbridge Council on Aging in care of the Kelly Funeral Home at 3 Main St. Lee, MA 01238.