- Date Of Birth: September 1, 1929
- Date Of Death: June 25, 2019
- State: Idaho
Dorothy May “Sookie” Prescott
Dorothy May “Sookie” Prescott, 89, of Nampa, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at home surrounded by her family and friends.
Sookie was born September 1, 1929, in Mellette County, South Dakota to Juanita Bernadine Johnson Young and Walter Kenneth Young. She was the youngest of 3 daughters. Sookie lived in South Dakota until she moved to Idaho where she attended Marsing schools, graduating in 1948.
She met her future husband, John, while he was serving as Marsing Chief of Police. They were married in Winnemucca, Nevada, on September 11, 1948. She worked at the Marsing Drug Store, Falens Fruit Ranch on Sunny Slope, and Consumers Market in Nampa for 18 years. They moved from Marsing to Nampa and lived in the same house for 65 years. She was a member of the Marsing Lions Club and volunteered at Mercy North.
Sookie is survived by her son Richard (Julie) Prescott; a daughter Jackie (Russ Sperry), all of Nampa; two nieces Wanita Miyamura of Boise and Jewel Fouts of Caldwell; grandson Rick Prescott (and sons Hunter and Jackson); grand-nieces Malia Miyamura-Heuman (and family Zach, Kaiya, and Jax) and Maile Miyamura; and numerous other nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband John, her parents, and her sisters Wanita (Julio) Churruca and LouAnn (Howard) Grimme.
