Darlene Virginia Lightbody

Darlene Virginia Lightbody was born April 15, 1930 in Wenatchee to Harry and Mary (Kissler) Tompkins. She died July 10 at Eagle Springs Memory Care in Walla Walla.

Darlene, known as "Dolly," spent her childhood in Hatton, Wash. She graduated from Lind High School with the class of 1948.

Darlene married Paul William Lightbody on June 25, 1948, in Missoula, Mont. They lived on a farm between Ritzville and Odessa, where they had three sons: Steven Paul born September 28, 1949, Stanley Daryl born December 29, 1951 and Myron Glen born June 8, 1954.

They moved into Odessa in 1963 when Darlene starte...