Susan Peebles

I have struggled to find the words to write here. How can you possibly sum up someone you love with just words? Quite simply it cannot be done. I can only tell you the part of her story that I know. Lots of people called her Susie but I called her Sue. We met and became friends about twenty years ago. She came to work in the restaurant my mom ran and the rest is history as they say. She had Mitch and I had my oldest daughter and they would run around the restaurant causing trouble every chance they got. My first memory from those days of her and Mitch still makes me grin. He was just a little guy back then and always on the go. Her eyes lit up every time she looked at him like only a mother’s can. She often brought Mitch to the restaurant and the moment we would get to talking and she would take her eyes off him he would disappear and start his ongoing game of hide and seek. As soon as we’d notice Sue would get on her hands and knees and crawl around the restaurant looking under tables until you would hear them both erupt into laughter and know she had found him and that game was over until we looked away again and he started a new game. Sue’s pregnancies were never easy and she was unable to keep two of her babies here on earth but she never forgot them. She talked about them often, missed them and named her tiny little girl Shaylene and her tiny little boy Cameron. I am certain she is enjoying them now and having a wonderful visit with her parents. When Sue got pregnant with Evan she was so afraid she wouldn’t be able to carry him long enough to meet him but she fought and she pushed through and she made it happen. She fell instantly in love with her baby boy and when he got sick a short time later and had to stay in the hospital she stayed with him until she could bring him back home with her. It was hard on her that time worrying about Evan and missing Mitch but she kept going and once again made it through the battle. She loved her boys with her whole heart and then some. She fought so hard to get them they were very literally her miracle babies. It never mattered how hard the fight was or what the Dr.’s told her she had to do she battled and she did it. That was what you saw in her eyes when she looked at her boys or talked about them. A very strong pure love that belonged only to them. She was their mom and that was the title she was most proud of having. Everything they did made her proud and when they hurt she hurt too. When Evan broke his arm I’m sure she physically felt it but she held him through it. Sue was either bragging about her boys, taking care of her boys, laughing with her boys or laughing at them sometimes. She had fun beating them at their video games and at pool and loved to rub it in just a little. She had many nieces and nephews and even some she adopted into her heart. She enjoyed spending time with all of them and it was always laughter you would hear from them when they were with Aunty Sue. You never had to ask Sue to babysit because she often told you to go out somewhere so she could watch the kids. She just loved to play and visit with them. Once a week I had to take one of my daughters to Aunty Sue’s house so they could bake together. I never missed a baking date because I knew she’d give me an earful if I did! When it was time for me to go back to work after I had my son and I was worrying about putting him in daycare Sue stepped in and said bring him to me and so I did. It was a relief to know he was with her and I knew they were enjoying the time together so I was grateful. He was a handful but she enjoyed his chaos. Sue was like that, when she loved you she gave you her heart. If you were struggling she found a way to help. If you needed someone to listen she listened and if you needed to be talked to she set you straight.  If you were hurting she comforted you and if you needed protecting she fought for you. She had four sisters and brother in laws and one brother and sister in law but I don’t know their stories so I hope someone will tell them for her here. Sue made her friends part of her family too and she enjoyed them all. Whether it was coffee, bingo, supper or the casino she valued being with those she loved. She really enjoyed planning big meals and would cook for days preparing things for her family and friends. She would fill her home with those she loved and enjoy every single minute. It made her so happy to be surrounded by those she loved. When Sue met Andy, she fell in love almost instantly. She truly loved the farm and her favorite time was spent feeding the pigs bread and laughing as they gobbled it all up. Over the years, they had many adventures she sometimes hopped in to go cross country trucking and would call to brag about the warm weather to me. She enjoyed their Mexico trips and though she didn’t like to fly she really enjoyed getting there. She relaxed in the pool and enjoyed the entertainment immensely.  She came home full of stories of all the people she had met in her travels and loved shopping so she’d bring home armloads of presents for Mitch, Evan & Sara. Sue loved Sara Like she was her own daughter. She often talked about how happy it made her that Mitch and Sara were together. There wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do or give to Sara and Sue opened a special place in her heart just for her as her daughter. Sue loved animals and when she talked to her dog Benny if you didn’t know you’d have thought he was her human child. The day Andy proposed Sue called and immediately started to plan. At the engagement party, she bounced around on cloud 9 so happy to be with so many people she loved and if you were watching her you’d have probably seen that look in her eyes I talked about before when she looked at Mitch, Evan and Sara. The last week has been unbearable for everyone that loved her. Sue fought hard to stay here and many of those that loved her stayed by her side through her battle. The boys were very brave and loved and held her through it. It will not be easy to continue on this journey without being able to see her but Sue didn’t give you her heart and walk away ever in this life and so I believe it is that very love that will keep her alive inside all of those that loved her. Though we can no longer see her I still feel her near. I will miss you my friend, everyone will miss you… Until we meet again I love you still

Sue was predeceased By her parents Garnet Smith (Dad) & Sisper Smith/ Pruden (Mom)

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