Mildred "Nita" Juanita Stingley Thompson

Mildred "Nita" Juanita Stingley Thompson passed away May 6, 2017 in Yakima, WA. She was born in Burke, Washington, August 31, 1922 to Mary and William Stingley. She spent her early years in Quincy, WA and went to school there. Nita moved to a farm in outlook Washington in 1940. She met and married the love of her life Eugene Thompson also called Gene or Geno. They had one daughter Carol.

Gene went into the navy in 1943. While he was in the service, Nita moved to Moses Lake, WA and worked as a night telephone operator. She soon returned to the Yakima area and was a night dispatcher for city cab.

Nita and Gene took up bowling and played golf for over forty years at Elk's Golf Course. She was golf Champion two times. She was the first woman to have a hole in one at Fisher's Golf Course and the second hole in one at the Elks.

Nita leaves behind, her daughter Carol Thompson Sipes, grandchildren Laura and Paul Koch and Linda and Doug Schroder. She is also survived by her great grandchildren Derrick and Amber Puterbaugh, Taylor and Gunner Berg, Burton Wesley Powers, Decan and Dustin Schroder, and great great grandson Jaden Puterbaugh and many nieces and nephews.

Nita is preceded in death by her beloved husband Gene Thompson, son-in-law Gary Sipes, Siblings: Minie, Hazel, Bud, Preston, and Chester.

Thank you to all the loving and caring people at Summitview Living Care.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11a.m. at Terrace Heights Memorial Park in Yakima, WA.

Keith and Keith Funeral Home is in care of arrangements.