Susan Jane Pryor

Born on March 30, 1955 in Mount Carmel, IL. to Frank and Ethel Jane Kirchner on March 30, 1955, Susan moved to Baton Rouge, LA as a teenager. It was there, after college, she met her husband, Gary, and they raised their family. They later moved for a brief time to Youngsville, LA and then El Dorado.

Susan earned a BS in Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston and both her MS and DNS from the LSU Health Science Center. Her distinguished career began as an ICU nurse, and she went on to become an instructor at the Our Lady of the Lake School of Nursing in Baton Rouge. For over 25 years, Susan shared her experience and passion for nursing and pediatrics as a faculty member and Certified Nurse Educator at Southeastern Louisiana University. Susan retired as a full Professor, a recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and an active member of the Nursing Honor Society Sigma Theta Tau.

Susan was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church where she shared her beautiful voice in the choir. She enjoyed sewing, traveling, and playing cards with friends; most of all, though, she loved spending time with family. Her positive outlook and infectious laugh will be forever missed by all who knew her.

She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Gary A. Pryor of El Dorado; her son, Adam W. Pryor and his wife Rachael of Ventura, CA; her daughter, Laura Jane Johnson and her husband Colin of El Dorado; her four grandchildren, Henry, Greta, Linus and Melody Jane Pryor of Ventura, CA; her brothers, Frank H. Kirchner and his husband David Nicholson of Norfolk, VA, and Paul Kirchner and his wife Karen of Weesatche, TX; her sister, Karen Kirchner and her husband John Roschke of Plano, TX; and her nieces, Christine Kirchner and Angela Kirchner.

A private memorial service will be held at St Mary's Episcopal Church, El Dorado.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude for the dedicated staff at Hudson Memorial Nursing Home and Arkansas Hospice for their compassionate care of Susan.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions in memory of Susan Pryor be made either to the Brain Support Network, PO Box 7264, Menlo Park, CA 94026 (www.brainsupportnetwork.org), or to Hudson Memorial Nursing Home, 700 North College, El Dorado, AR 71730.