SUDDUTH, Willie Mae (Dolton) 1923-2015

SUDDUTH, SMITH, DOLTON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 9/18/2015 at 19:16:06

Willie Mae Sudduth

May 1, 2015

Services:
Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 426 Sumner St. in Waterloo

Visitation:
Friday at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo

Cemetery:
Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo

Biography--

Willie Mae Sudduth, 91, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at Windsor Nursing & Rehab Center in Cedar Falls on Friday, May 1, 2015 of natural causes.

She was born September 2, 1923 in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Eugene and Rachel Dolton Smith.

Willie Mae married Guy Dell Sudduth, Sr. in Preston, Minnesota. He died April 27, 1981. She was head cook at the Lily Ferguson Child Development Center. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Missionary Church. Willie Mae and her husband had been strong advocates for foster parenting and adoption. They were foster parents to several sets of children. Together, they encouraged other families and were instrumental in assisting with adoptions in the Waterloo area.

She is survived by her daughter, Lela Mae (James) Culpepper and son, Guy Dell Sudduth, Jr., both of Waterloo; daughter, Rachel Lynn (Eugene) Phillips of Bloomington, Illinois; and son, Toril E. (Charletta) Sudduth and daughter, Reatha Mae (Marlon Sr.) Phillips, both of Waterloo; 18 grandchildren; 35 great‑grandchildren; and 26 great-great-grandchildren.

Willie Mae was preceded in death by her husband and sisters, L.B. Portis and Ida Reed.

Source: Locke Funeral Home website