Sue Wootton Minter

Sue Wootton Minter a longtime Tucson resident, died peacefully August 19, 2012, in Albuquerque. Born Mary Sue Wootton on January 26, 1918, in Central City, KY, she grew up in Evansville, IN. She married Dr. David R. Minter in 1940, they lived on Providence Cooperative near Tchula, MS, from 1946 to 1956 and in Tucson from 1956 until 1991, when David Minter died. She remained in Tucson until 2007, when she moved to Albuquerque. She was an active member of St. Marks Presbyterian Church, where her ashes will be scattered. Sue shared with her husband a lifelong dedication to social justice. She was a steadfast, caring presence in a wide circle of friends; she had an amazing ability to learn about a persons life and family seemingly within minutes of their first meeting. She is survived by her children, Bill, Susan and Diane; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Service will be private. Contributions in her memory can be made to a cause close to her heart, advocacy against deaths on the Arizona border http://www.nomoredeaths.org/Donations/ Arrangements by RIVERSIDE FUNERAL HOME.

Published in the Arizona Daily Star on 8/26/12.