During the earthquake in the spring of 1933, Washington developed
appendicitis when she fell running for cover from Graumans Chinese
Theatre. She died on the Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial
Hospital. She was 28 years old.
She gave birth to her only a child, Lillie Jane Youngaoe, on May 26, 1923. Despite being a teenage mother Mildred still managed to graduate from high school with honors.