Nita was born January 27, 1921 in Hugaton, Kansas. She married L.B. Ratliff November 21, 1965. They lived in Hutchinson, Kansas 31 years before moving to Olathe in 1974. She was employed by Union Gas Company as a bookkeeper for 38 years before retiring in 1981.
She was a member of First Christian Church of Olathe, active member of the Am vets, Eagles, and V.F.W. Auxiliaries.
She was preceded in death by her parents Henry Fields in 1951 and mother Bertha Fields in 1968.