Rosella Sutton was born February 22, 1933 in Dallas, Texas. She passed away March 4, 2022 in Lewisville, Texas.
Rosie, as she was known by all who knew and loved her, graduated from Mesquite High School in 1949. At Mesquite High School Rosie played on the basketball team with her sister Lorain. After graduating high school, she went on to North Texas State College where she earned her bachelor's degree. After graduating college, Rosie worked at Firestone, Otis Engineering and Computer Language Research/Fast Tax, where she spent most of her career.
Rosie was an avid sports fan. She loved all the Dallas teams, but her favorite by far was the Dallas Mavericks. Rosie loved talking to people either in person or on the phone and she never met a stranger. She also liked to read, watch westerns and crime shows on television.
Rosie was preceded in death by her father, Christopher Kenner, her mother Eunice Kenner, stepbrother Roy Spalding, and her beloved sister Lorain Thompson. She is survived by her two daughters and their husbands: Angie and Jim McConnell and Cindy and John Gillis, and several nieces and nephews.