Suellen "Susie" Epp

June 21, 1937 - December 25, 2015

Suellen ‘Susie’ (Eastes) Epp, 78, passed away December 25, 2015 at Country Living Memory Care Home in Larned, Kansas. She was born on June 21, 1937 to Russell Coblin and Thelma Lucille (Lehr) Eastes in Dodge City. On July 15, 1956 she married Bob Epp at Pratt, KS. He survives. Susie co-opened the Memories Gift Store in Pratt in October of 1986 with her daughter, Cathy Hergenreder. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors, in addition to her husband Bob, include a son, Vince (Dawn) Epp of Pratt, KS; 2 daughters, Cathy (Leo) Hergenreder of Pratt, KS and Lisa (Pete) Schartz of Larned, KS; a sister, Dixie Mills of Wichita, KS; 11 grandchildren, Erin (Bryan) Kirby, Elyse (Nick) Birdsong, Jace Parkhurst, Zack Urban, Megan Urban, Kayla Urban, Sammy Urban, Chad Schartz, Jamie (Chris) Froetschner, Lane Schartz, Mason Schartz, 5 great grandchildren, Blayze Birdsong, Rhett Birdsong, Tenley Kirby, Finley Froetschner, Royce Froetschner, 3 sisters-in-law, JoAnn Eastes, Beverly Eastes, and Betty Hoeme. She was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers, Russ, Bob, and Jack Eastes; and 2 sisters, Wanda Reed and Betty Freeman. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt, KS. Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Pratt with Pastors Louis Keeling and Jan Blasi presiding. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, Kansas. Memorials may be made to Pratt Public Library, Pratt Area Humane Society or Pratt High School Foundation in care of Larrison Mortuary.