Mildred Reva Thompson Braithwaite was born 5 April, 1924 in Millburne, Uinta, Wyoming. She died 22 Feb. 2002 in Vancouver, Washington. She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph Fredrick Thompson and Margaret Elizabeth Wayman. At the age of eight she and her family moved to the Salt Lake City area.
She married Jack Herbert Braithwaite, 2 September, 1955 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in March of 1956.
She worked as a payroll clerk for General Electric in Salt Lake City and later, in the payroll department of Jantzen Clothing Mills in Vancouver for more than 21 years.
Her hobbies included such handicrafts as ceramics, applique, needlepoint, quilting, and crocheting. After retirement she and her husband traveled extensively throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, the South Pacific, and many countries in Europe.
She served faithfully in her church throughout her life. Some of her callings include, president of the women's Relief Society, president of the Young Women's organization, and as an ordinance worker in the Portland Temple
She is survived by her husband Jack of Vancouver; children Dennis Allen of Pima, AZ; and Linda Kay of Salt Lake City; and three grandchildren, Brent Jack, Elsie LaRee, and Heidi Elaine.
Her mothering continued after her own children left for college. For five years she was a foster mother. She took in 25 day-old infants and cared for them until they were adopted. She loved them and showed them off proudly as if they were her own.
She married Jack Herbert Braithwaite, 2 September, 1955 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in March of 1956.
She worked as a payroll clerk for General Electric in Salt Lake City and later, in the payroll department of Jantzen Clothing Mills in Vancouver for more than 21 years.
Her hobbies included such handicrafts as ceramics, applique, needlepoint, quilting, and crocheting. After retirement she and her husband traveled extensively throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, the South Pacific, and many countries in Europe.
She served faithfully in her church throughout her life. Some of her callings include, president of the women's Relief Society, president of the Young Women's organization, and as an ordinance worker in the Portland Temple
She is survived by her husband Jack of Vancouver; children Dennis Allen of Pima, AZ; and Linda Kay of Salt Lake City; and three grandchildren, Brent Jack, Elsie LaRee, and Heidi Elaine.
Her mothering continued after her own children left for college. For five years she was a foster mother. She took in 25 day-old infants and cared for them until they were adopted. She loved them and showed them off proudly as if they were her own.
Mildred Reva Thompson Braithwaite was born 5 April, 1924 in Millburne, Uinta, Wyoming. She died 22 Feb. 2002 in Vancouver, Washington. She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph Fredrick Thompson and Margaret Elizabeth Wayman. At the age of eight she and her family moved to the Salt Lake City area.
She married Jack Herbert Braithwaite, 2 September, 1955 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in March of 1956.
She worked as a payroll clerk for General Electric in Salt Lake City and later, in the payroll department of Jantzen Clothing Mills in Vancouver for more than 21 years.
Her hobbies included such handicrafts as ceramics, applique, needlepoint, quilting, and crocheting. After retirement she and her husband traveled extensively throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, the South Pacific, and many countries in Europe.
She served faithfully in her church throughout her life. Some of her callings include, president of the women's Relief Society, president of the Young Women's organization, and as an ordinance worker in the Portland Temple
She is survived by her husband Jack of Vancouver; children Dennis Allen of Pima, AZ; and Linda Kay of Salt Lake City; and three grandchildren, Brent Jack, Elsie LaRee, and Heidi Elaine.
Her mothering continued after her own children left for college. For five years she was a foster mother. She took in 25 day-old infants and cared for them until they were adopted. She loved them and showed them off proudly as if they were her own.
She married Jack Herbert Braithwaite, 2 September, 1955 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in March of 1956.
She worked as a payroll clerk for General Electric in Salt Lake City and later, in the payroll department of Jantzen Clothing Mills in Vancouver for more than 21 years.
Her hobbies included such handicrafts as ceramics, applique, needlepoint, quilting, and crocheting. After retirement she and her husband traveled extensively throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, the South Pacific, and many countries in Europe.
She served faithfully in her church throughout her life. Some of her callings include, president of the women's Relief Society, president of the Young Women's organization, and as an ordinance worker in the Portland Temple
She is survived by her husband Jack of Vancouver; children Dennis Allen of Pima, AZ; and Linda Kay of Salt Lake City; and three grandchildren, Brent Jack, Elsie LaRee, and Heidi Elaine.
Her mothering continued after her own children left for college. For five years she was a foster mother. She took in 25 day-old infants and cared for them until they were adopted. She loved them and showed them off proudly as if they were her own.
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