Mildred "Millie" Douglas Read was born to Associate Justice William O. Douglas, and Mildred Riddle Douglas, in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 13, 1929, and passed away in her sleep on March 27, 2021, at age 91.
Although she grew up on the East Coast, her heart was always in the state of Oregon's North-East corner.
After high school, Millie went to Whitman
College, where her father and Aunt Martha had previously graduated. She met Frank H. Wells II on a cruise ship, and after a whirlwind romance, they married in Alexandria, Virginia on February 29, 1952. Millie & Frank had three children; Leslie Lee Wells, Frank Herbert Wells III (Ty), and Karen Jon Wells. Frank and Millie divorced in the mid-60s, and Millie was a single mother with 3 children.
At this time, she met the love of her life, Norman Thomas Read. Norman was a widower with 4 children; Elizabeth, Christie, Paul, and Andrew. Millie and Norman married and combined households, children, and all, in Sunningdale, Berkshire. Millie went back to school and became a teacher, and Norman worked for the BBC.
At retirement, they moved to Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where Millie's passion for horses re-emerged. As a young girl, she was quite a fearless rider, rounding up herds of horses for a local outfitter, entering competitions, trail riding, and horse-driving. Tragedy struck when Norman died at the early age of 59. Millie stayed in Cornwall for an additional eight years after Norman's death. After her oldest daughter Leslie died, Millie decided to move to Wallowa, Oregon, where she lived her dream of raising Morgan horses.
As well as the above-mentioned, Millie is survived by two granddaughters; Michelle Diane Streifel and Stephanie Nicole Davis, three great-grand- daughters, Sydney Paige Streifel, Lainey Lee Davis; and Elsie Reign Davis, and her step-grandchildren in England: Nikki-Lee Hampton, Jodie Brown, Lewis Read, and Ty Read, and six great-grandchildren.
Millie was a multi-faceted woman. On her farm in Wallowa, she taught riding lessons, raised sheep, spun wool, painted, played classical guitar, loved dogs, cats, and pretty much anything with four legs.
Millie was a force of nature who was loved by her family and friends and respected by all. She was outspoken, true to her word, and did not suffer fools gladly. We will all miss her very much.
In place of flowers, donations in Mildred Douglas Read's memory to the Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA, 98902, are being accepted. www.yvmuseum.org.
Although she grew up on the East Coast, her heart was always in the state of Oregon's North-East corner.
After high school, Millie went to Whitman
College, where her father and Aunt Martha had previously graduated. She met Frank H. Wells II on a cruise ship, and after a whirlwind romance, they married in Alexandria, Virginia on February 29, 1952. Millie & Frank had three children; Leslie Lee Wells, Frank Herbert Wells III (Ty), and Karen Jon Wells. Frank and Millie divorced in the mid-60s, and Millie was a single mother with 3 children.
At this time, she met the love of her life, Norman Thomas Read. Norman was a widower with 4 children; Elizabeth, Christie, Paul, and Andrew. Millie and Norman married and combined households, children, and all, in Sunningdale, Berkshire. Millie went back to school and became a teacher, and Norman worked for the BBC.
At retirement, they moved to Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where Millie's passion for horses re-emerged. As a young girl, she was quite a fearless rider, rounding up herds of horses for a local outfitter, entering competitions, trail riding, and horse-driving. Tragedy struck when Norman died at the early age of 59. Millie stayed in Cornwall for an additional eight years after Norman's death. After her oldest daughter Leslie died, Millie decided to move to Wallowa, Oregon, where she lived her dream of raising Morgan horses.
As well as the above-mentioned, Millie is survived by two granddaughters; Michelle Diane Streifel and Stephanie Nicole Davis, three great-grand- daughters, Sydney Paige Streifel, Lainey Lee Davis; and Elsie Reign Davis, and her step-grandchildren in England: Nikki-Lee Hampton, Jodie Brown, Lewis Read, and Ty Read, and six great-grandchildren.
Millie was a multi-faceted woman. On her farm in Wallowa, she taught riding lessons, raised sheep, spun wool, painted, played classical guitar, loved dogs, cats, and pretty much anything with four legs.
Millie was a force of nature who was loved by her family and friends and respected by all. She was outspoken, true to her word, and did not suffer fools gladly. We will all miss her very much.
In place of flowers, donations in Mildred Douglas Read's memory to the Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA, 98902, are being accepted. www.yvmuseum.org.
Mildred "Millie" Douglas Read was born to Associate Justice William O. Douglas, and Mildred Riddle Douglas, in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 13, 1929, and passed away in her sleep on March 27, 2021, at age 91.
Although she grew up on the East Coast, her heart was always in the state of Oregon's North-East corner.
After high school, Millie went to Whitman
College, where her father and Aunt Martha had previously graduated. She met Frank H. Wells II on a cruise ship, and after a whirlwind romance, they married in Alexandria, Virginia on February 29, 1952. Millie & Frank had three children; Leslie Lee Wells, Frank Herbert Wells III (Ty), and Karen Jon Wells. Frank and Millie divorced in the mid-60s, and Millie was a single mother with 3 children.
At this time, she met the love of her life, Norman Thomas Read. Norman was a widower with 4 children; Elizabeth, Christie, Paul, and Andrew. Millie and Norman married and combined households, children, and all, in Sunningdale, Berkshire. Millie went back to school and became a teacher, and Norman worked for the BBC.
At retirement, they moved to Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where Millie's passion for horses re-emerged. As a young girl, she was quite a fearless rider, rounding up herds of horses for a local outfitter, entering competitions, trail riding, and horse-driving. Tragedy struck when Norman died at the early age of 59. Millie stayed in Cornwall for an additional eight years after Norman's death. After her oldest daughter Leslie died, Millie decided to move to Wallowa, Oregon, where she lived her dream of raising Morgan horses.
As well as the above-mentioned, Millie is survived by two granddaughters; Michelle Diane Streifel and Stephanie Nicole Davis, three great-grand- daughters, Sydney Paige Streifel, Lainey Lee Davis; and Elsie Reign Davis, and her step-grandchildren in England: Nikki-Lee Hampton, Jodie Brown, Lewis Read, and Ty Read, and six great-grandchildren.
Millie was a multi-faceted woman. On her farm in Wallowa, she taught riding lessons, raised sheep, spun wool, painted, played classical guitar, loved dogs, cats, and pretty much anything with four legs.
Millie was a force of nature who was loved by her family and friends and respected by all. She was outspoken, true to her word, and did not suffer fools gladly. We will all miss her very much.
In place of flowers, donations in Mildred Douglas Read's memory to the Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA, 98902, are being accepted. www.yvmuseum.org.
Although she grew up on the East Coast, her heart was always in the state of Oregon's North-East corner.
After high school, Millie went to Whitman
College, where her father and Aunt Martha had previously graduated. She met Frank H. Wells II on a cruise ship, and after a whirlwind romance, they married in Alexandria, Virginia on February 29, 1952. Millie & Frank had three children; Leslie Lee Wells, Frank Herbert Wells III (Ty), and Karen Jon Wells. Frank and Millie divorced in the mid-60s, and Millie was a single mother with 3 children.
At this time, she met the love of her life, Norman Thomas Read. Norman was a widower with 4 children; Elizabeth, Christie, Paul, and Andrew. Millie and Norman married and combined households, children, and all, in Sunningdale, Berkshire. Millie went back to school and became a teacher, and Norman worked for the BBC.
At retirement, they moved to Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where Millie's passion for horses re-emerged. As a young girl, she was quite a fearless rider, rounding up herds of horses for a local outfitter, entering competitions, trail riding, and horse-driving. Tragedy struck when Norman died at the early age of 59. Millie stayed in Cornwall for an additional eight years after Norman's death. After her oldest daughter Leslie died, Millie decided to move to Wallowa, Oregon, where she lived her dream of raising Morgan horses.
As well as the above-mentioned, Millie is survived by two granddaughters; Michelle Diane Streifel and Stephanie Nicole Davis, three great-grand- daughters, Sydney Paige Streifel, Lainey Lee Davis; and Elsie Reign Davis, and her step-grandchildren in England: Nikki-Lee Hampton, Jodie Brown, Lewis Read, and Ty Read, and six great-grandchildren.
Millie was a multi-faceted woman. On her farm in Wallowa, she taught riding lessons, raised sheep, spun wool, painted, played classical guitar, loved dogs, cats, and pretty much anything with four legs.
Millie was a force of nature who was loved by her family and friends and respected by all. She was outspoken, true to her word, and did not suffer fools gladly. We will all miss her very much.
In place of flowers, donations in Mildred Douglas Read's memory to the Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA, 98902, are being accepted. www.yvmuseum.org.
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