Rosa Merle (Inman) Borden was born January 4, 1943, to Raymond Inman and Pearl (McCart) Inman and unexpectedly went home to meet her Savior on August 6, 2024, at the age of 81.
Rosa was born and raised in the small town of Tyrone, Missouri. Rosa attended school at the Tyrone School for 8 years before transferring to Summersville High School where she graduated in 1961. After graduating she got her first job as a waitress at a café in Raymondville. Rosa would continue to work as a waitress in different cafes for over 30 years before finally retiring.
Rosa married Melvin Howard Borden on February 3, 1978, in Miami, Oklahoma and they were together until his sudden death in June 1990.
Rosa is preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; parents, Raymond and Pearl Inman; and brothers, Troy Ray Inman and Ed Charles Inman.
Rosa is survived by her baby sister, Shirley (Inman) Jarrett and husband Garry of Mountain Grove, MO; her sister, Donna Faye Daley of Rolla, MO; and her older brother, Loyd Inman and wife Carol of Bartlesville, OK; as well many nieces and nephews.
Rosa loved to talk and visit. When she wasn’t on the phone with her sister Shirley, she loved sitting in her recliner watching TV while doing a word search and snacking on chips and York peppermint patties. She also loved ordering things from catalogs she got in the mail. She couldn’t wait for the packages to be delivered so she could give the treasures she bought to her family and friends or use the ones she occasionally bought for herself. When she was able, she loved to go shopping for treasures with her sister Shirley who was also her best friend.
Rosa had a big heart and was loved and cherished by her family and friends and will definitely be missed.
