Jill Duggar Shares Emotional Message After Memorial for Stillborn Baby

Jill Duggar-Dillard pays tribute to his late daughter.

THE Counting on old woman and her husband Derick Dillard recently organized a memorial for Marie Dillard Island, died in utero when Jill was four months pregnant. In photos from the service shared on Instagram, the couple, who have sons Israel9, Samuel6, and Frederick21 months old – honored their baby girl by asking her friends and family to release pink balloons into the sky.

“We will love you forever,” Jill and Derick wrote on April 24, “and will keep you in our hearts until we keep you in heaven.”

They added in another article the next day: “Isla Marie Dillard, ‘planted on earth to bloom in heaven’.”

The duo also explained the meaning of their daughter’s name. As shown in an image in the memorial program, Isla symbolized a devotion to God, while Mary meant “Wished-for Child and Beloved.”

Jill, 32, and Derick, 35, shared the news of their baby’s death on April 13, writing in a joint Instagram post: “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard.”