March 27, 1940 – Jan. 10, 2025
Mrs. Doris Jean Wilber, 84, of Rochester, peacefully passed away on Jan. 10, 2025, at Hickory Creek.
On March 27, 1940, Doris Jean Booker was born in Sullivan County. She was the treasured daughter of Lloyd Eugene and Olive Mary Moody Booker. Growing up she shared her childhood with a sister, Margaret, and brother Coy Lee Booker. Doris graduated from Carlisle High School with her class in 1958.
On May 17, 1958, Doris married her high school sweetheart, Mr. James William "Jim" Wilber. They became best friends, enjoying over 66 years of life's adventures. From their union came two beautiful daughters, Kelly and Erica. The family tree continued to grow with the added blessings of two handsome grandsons.
Doris was a devoted member of the First Christian Church and Royal Center's Order of Eastern Star. Many will remember Mrs. Wilber as the office manager of the Rochester Sentinel. She retired in 1995 after more than 20 years of service.
Left to cherish Doris' memory are her husband Jim, of Rochester; daughter, Kelly Mills and husband Troy, of Ajijic, Mexico; and two grandsons, Trevor Mills and Adam Mills.
Preceding Doris in death are her parents, daughter Erica Wilber on Sept. 28, 2018, and her siblings, Margaret Joan Austin and Coy Lee Booker.
A celebration of the life of Mrs. Doris Jean Wilber is at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester. Pastor Mike VanHeyningen will officiate. Friends may visit with the Wilber family an hour prior to her services. Burial will follow in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
