Jones was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Flora Mae (née Suber) and Phillip Ross Isley. Her father was originally from Georgia, and her mother was a native of Sacramento, California. She was an only child, and s… See more

Jones was a registered Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower's campaign in the 1952 presidential election.
Jones suffered from shyness for much of her life and avoided discussing her past and person… See more

Jones enjoyed a quiet retirement, living with her eldest child, son Robert Walker Jr., and his family in Malibu for the last six years of her life. Jones's younger son, actor Michael Ross Walker, died from cardiac arrest on December … See more