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Nita Joyce Stout Jones, 60, was born to Velma and John Stout on September 2, 1947, in Dodge City, KS, and departed life from lung cancer on December 5, 2007. In 1952, the Stout family moved from Beeler, KS, to a farm south of Matheson, CO. Nita attended the Matheson Elementary School and later graduated from the Big Sandy School District in Simla, CO. After attending Western State College in Gunnison, CO for 2 years, she moved to Denver with college friends. She worked at Children's Hospital for 4 years before beginning a career at CH2MHILL in 1973. She was an administrative assistant in the Denver office for 8 years and then transferred to the Albuquerque office in 1981, where she worked as a project assistant until her death. Nita is survived by her husband, Dale of Albuquerque, NM; sister, Gayle Bator and husband, Dan, also of Albuquerque; great-niece, Anabella DeLoach and father, Mark of Vashon, WA; mother-in-law, Barbara Jones of Safford, AZ; and numerous family members in KS. Immediate family members that departed life before Nita were father and mother, John and Velma Stout, and niece Dana Engstrom DeLoach. Nita enjoyed animals, reading, sports, fishing, camping, and sightseeing. Most of all she loved visiting with family and friends. A Celebration of Nita's life will be held at the Prairie Star Restaurant at the Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Nita would have preferred that donations be made to the American Heart Association (American Heart Association National Center, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231 or www.americanheart.org) or the charity of your choice.
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