On a normal day she’d walk two houses down to the local restaurant for a cup of coffee.
One day she arrived, and, in a sense, she never left.
It turned out the owner needed help, so Hilda started getting other people coffee. And, when the business became too difficult, the owner of the restaurant sold everything to Hilda for $1,500.
Cups. Plates. Everything.
Hilda became owner of Mom’s Restaurant.
Now in its 40th year, Mom’s Restaurant has changed locations, but its people – and the food – have never been better.
Hilda Ratliff was raised near Hazard, Ky.