Suzanne Crockett Kelley

Suzanne Crockett Kelley passed away June 12, 2010 at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark. She had been ill with pneumonia for the past seven weeks. A celebration of Suzanne's life will take place in the Fellowship Hall at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hot Springs on June 24. Dress will be casual, Cursillo music will be played and "Suzanne memories" will begin at 5:30 p.m. At 10 a.m. on June 25th, a memorial service will be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hot Springs Village. A reception will be held immediately following the service. She was born in Greenville, Tenn. on Dec. 9, 1947 and grew up in High Point, N.C. where she graduated in 1966 from High Point Central High School. Suzanne and her parents relocated to Little Rock, Ark, in 1967 and she was a graduate of the first Dental Hygiene Class at the University of Arkansas. She was proud to have worked as a Dental Hygienist for Dr. Jack Porter and Dr. Lance Porter of Porter Dental Health in Hot Springs for the past 24 years. Suzanne was preceded in death by her mother, Suzanne Ellerbe Crockett. Loving survivors include her husband, Kim; daughters, Mary Tully Pyron of Houston, Texas, Stacy Pyron of Boston, Mass. and Brooke (Kelley) Reedy and husband Jeff of Dallas, Texas; father, Earl B. Crockett and wife Edwina of Little Rock, Ark.; sister, Tully Ritchie and husband Chuck of High Point, N.C.; and grandchildren, Hannah Reedy, Max Reedy, Hayden Reedy and Emma Reedy of Dallas, Texas. Suzanne attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hot Springs Village where she was active in Cursillo, Daughters of the King and Alter Guild. She was a lifelong Episcopalian who lived a life that was guided by her faith. Those who knew her will never forget her smile, her sense of humor, her compassion and the sheer fun she had living out her Christian beliefs. "Well done, good and faithful servant!" You will be missed beyond measure. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to a Hot Springs charity or church program. Guest register is http://www.caruth-hale.com.