Suda Minnie Wilborn

Anderson ? On January 15, 2004, Suda Minnie Petitt Wilborn, 96, passed peacefully from this earth to join her heavenly family. She had been a resident at Countryside Manor of Anderson for the past few years due to an extended illness, and had lived at Harter House prior to that. She was born February 24, 1907 in Cogswell, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Amos Garfield and Anna Mae Reed Petitt. She was the second of ten children. She attended Morehead State Normal College in Kentucky, and acquired a teaching certificate and taught in the area for a short time. She then moved to Anderson in 1928. She attended a business college here in Anderson, and worked at Delco Remy for several years. She married James Robert Wilborn in 1934 and together owned and operated Wilborn?s Grocery originally located in Park Place on 5th Street in Anderson and later they moved it?s location to Alexandria Pike, where they stayed in operation until her husband?s death. She also was a devoted homemaker and became the matriarch of her family by caring for several of her younger siblings when they too moved to Anderson. She opened her doors and heart unconditionally, often aiding family and community members during hard times. She attended some of Anderson?s Church of God churches and Bethany Christian Church. She is survived by her sisters, Ida Hood of Anderson; Lillith Summers of Sarasota, Florida; Bess Schuyler of Miamisburg, Ohio; Elizabeth Davison of Coweta, Oklahoma; and a brother-in-law, Herbert Girt of Anderson. Also surviving are special cousins, John Reed, who will officiate the services, Violet Mock, and Viola Camplin. All of who visited her often and attended to her needs in the last several years. She had many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly, including Wanda and James Ice who took care of her. There were two daughters, Garaldine and Shirley, several grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Suda was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, sisters, Peaches Mae Johnston and Irene Girt, and brothers, Chris, Gerald, and Roger Petitt. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2004 from 11-1:00 pm at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes and Crematory, South Chapel. 200 W. 53rd Street, Anderson. Service will begin at 1:00 pm. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. www.LooseFuneralHomes.com

Suda Minnie Wilborn

February 24, 1907 - January 17, 2004