Sondra Sue "Susie" McCarty, 83, died July 13, 2022, with family by her side. She was born in Jewell, Kansas on Aug. 3, 1938, to parents, Roy and Alberta Sluyter. She moved to Jewell City when she was in the second grade. She was an only-child and when her grandparents were deceased, she became close to her Aunt Ilene and Uncle Roy Dooley. She stayed close to her childhood friends from school throughout her life.
She attended Kansas State College where she met, fell in love and married Robert O. McCarty on Aug. 31, 1957. After Bob's graduation they moved to California where he got a job with North American Aviation. Susie enjoyed being a homemaker and Girl Scout leader. They enjoyed traveling to many states and the Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Germany and Switzerland. When Bob retired, he and Susie moved back to Jewell in 1988 and enjoyed their family and friends. Bob died on April 23, 1996.
Susie is survived by her three children: Debra Dudley from Bovey Minn., Kathleen Carr from McMinnville. Ore., and Jeffrey McCarty from Anaheim Calif. Susie also has six grandchildren: Matthew and Andrew Johnson, Jessica Bean, Justin McCarty and Keenan and Amelia Carr; and four great-grandchildren: Preston, Faith, Matthew-James and Willow.
A memorial service will be held at Parkland Village Retirement Community in McMinnville at 1:30 p.m., on Aug. 5. She will later be interred at Wallace Cemetery near Jewell. Donations can be made to Vista River Hospice Care in care of Macy and Son Funeral Directors. To leave on condolences, please visit http://www.macy andson.com
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