CAROLYN SUE TROSPER
Carolyn Sue Trosper, age 87, passed from this world and into the arms of her Lord and Savior on May 13, 2025. She passed peacefully after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family.
Services were held at 10:00 am, Friday, May 16, 2025, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Dee Green officiating. Burial immediately followed in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
A family visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 15,2025,at Johnson Funeral Home.
Sue was born to Afton Richardson and Wanna (Tawwater) Richardson on April 29, 1938, in Childress, Texas. Sue remained in Childress throughout her lifetime, where she met the love of her life, Billy Trosper. She and Billy married on Oct. 6, 1955, and together, they raised six children. Together, they maintained a loving household and always left their doors open to anyone who needed a safe place to land. She was known to many as “Sue,” to her close loved ones as “Susie Q” and later in life as “Gran.”
While raising her children, she served as president of the parent teacher organization, was a member of the Women’s Department Club and set on the Board of Directors for Meals on Wheels.Sue was an accomplished seamstress and sewed for the public for years, while also making many of her children’s clothing. She was an excellent cook and served many family dinners for up to 75 people. She was a strong, courageous woman who served everyone with a gentle touch, and she always had words of encouragement from her open and loving heart.
Sue was preceded in death by her soul mate of 50 years, Bill Trosper; three sons,Mike, Keith and Kirk Trosper; parents Afton and Wanna Richardson; brother Grant Richardson; and father-in-law and mother-in-law Frank and Lois Trosper.
Sue left to cherish and share her memories daughter Vicki Goodwin and husband Mike; daughter Pam Gambol and husband Larry; daughter Kathy Lane and husband Rickey; grandson Scotty Goodwin and wife Lisa; granddaughter Amanda Walker and husband Kelly; granddaughter Melissa Goodwin; grandson Todd Gambol and wife Pauline; granddaughter Shanna Floyd and husband Kevin; grandson Jason Lane and wife Angela; grandson Tyler Lane and wife Adrianna; granddaughter Shelbie Starnes and husband Kenny; granddaughter Summer Trosper and husband Shawn; granddaughter Misty Sides and Craig; granddaughter Kristen Casey and husband Dereck; granddaughter Ashley Love; 36 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; sister Cynthia Compton; brother-in-law Dean Trosper and wife Julie; daughter-inlaw Lisa Trosper; and daughter- in-law Shirley Trosper.
The family requests donations be made to Childress Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 473, Childress,TX, 79201, or Childress We Can Care, P.O. Box 7, Childress,TX 79201.
