Born Virginia in April of 1925 to J. Russell and Mathilda in central Missouri, but was soon given the nickname of ‘Susie’, the name most everyone knew her by for the balance of her life.
Susie met her husband-to-be Tom Stroud when, as a Fuller Brush salesman, he sold her mother a mop. (She held on to the sales ticket.) At the advent of World War II Tom joined the Army and Susie started school at the University of Missouri. When Tom returned in October of 1945, Susie quit school and they were married In November that same year. Their first child, Mike, was born in December of 1946.
They both returned to school and in the fall of 1947 they together received their Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration.
Susie and Tom had 2 more children, Teresa, in 1961 and Jeff in 1963, and when her children were young, Susie was active in the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and PTA.
She joined Colonial Church in Prairie Village in 1986, loved the church and all her friends there.
For many years Susie and Tom collected antique toys, adding to their knowledge by attending seminars and visiting collections and museums both in the U.S. and Europe.
They were long time members of the Antique Toy Collectors of America, where Susie and Tom happily served as officers for many years.
Susie’s husband and family were the most important part of her life and nothing made her happier than to travel and spend time with them.
Susie left this life on March 16th, 2020, pain free and at peace with her Lord, just a few days shy of her planned 95th birthday celebration.
Husband Tom, daughter Teresa and son Jeff preceded her in death. She is survived by son Mike (Patty), daughter-in-law Lea Stroud of Overland Park, sister-in-law Judy Johnson of Lexington SC, nieces Gwen Watson of Columbus OH, Carol (Lynn) Barrow of Drexel MO, Melody (Chris) Mettes of Monument CO, Linda (Wes) Craven of Liberty MO, Lori (Joe) Cooney of Acton MA and Julie (Scott) Carpenter of Lexington S.C., grandchildren Ken Stroud (Leah) of Broomfield CO, Tammy (Chris) Carpenter of Colorado Springs CO, Traci (Frank)Reuter of Littleton CO, Alex Stroud of Overland Park KS, Tyler (Sarah) Stroud of Lee’s Summit MO and Jamie Stroud of Kensington CA, plus 6 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be scheduled following the resolution of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
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