Netta Mae Whipple

Netta Mae Whipple was born on Nov. 1, 1926, in Ford, Washington, to George Edward Reed and Lillie May (Greenman) Reed. She had four older siblings, Vett Reed, Pearl (Reed) Kelso and Vera Jean and Verna Jane Reed, her twin sisters who passed away at birth in 1924.

Netta died on Oct. 13. in the Cheney Care Center.

Netta grew up on the family farm at Ford, helping out with canning the vegetables and taking care of the chickens. She attended grade school in Ford and high school in Reardan.

She graduated in 1943 as the youngest in her class at the age of sixteen. She attended Kinman Business Univer...