Susan Jane Asquith

December 20, 1952 - December 21, 2021

Susan Jane Asquith 1952-2021 Susan Jane Asquith filled her life with family, friends, music and flowers. She had a fondness for children, the elderly, and her beloved dogs and cats. Her imprint on the Muskogee community was deep and will be lasting. Susan died on December 21, 2021 at home. A memorial service will be Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at St. Paul United Methodist Church at 2:00 pm with the Reverends David Burris and Emery Mason officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at Cornerstone Funeral Home from 1:00-5:00 pm. Susan turned 69 on Dec. 20. She was born in 1952 in Muskogee to William Marcus Asquith Jr. and Helen Stuart Smith Asquith. Her parents, “Bill and Stuart,” were both Muskogee natives and lifelong residents. They preceded her in death. Susan attended Longfellow and Pershing elementary schools and West Junior High School. She graduated in 1971 from Muskogee High School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in religion with a minor in music from the University of Tulsa in 1975, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Before beginning her own business, Stay Home Services, in 2003, Susan worked as director of Christian education at St. Paul United Methodist Church and as director of Sterling Assisted Living in Muskogee. At St. Paul, Susan established an after-school program for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders, the XYZ Club for older adults, and L.I.F.E. School (Learning Is for Everyone) for the community. As a member, she was in the Chancel Choir, active in New Life Sunday School Class, and co-chair of the Backpack Food Program. Susan gave book reviews as a member and former officer of New Century Club, and for Friends of the Library, where she was a former president. She also reviewed books for her church. Susan was passionate about and contributed in many ways to: Muskogee Little Theatre; Friends of Honor Heights Park; Muskogee Musical Arts Society; Muskogee Community Chorus; Muskogee Garden Club; and Service League of Muskogee. A Master Gardener, she was a former president of the Muskogee Garden Club. Her survivors are: a brother, John Hayward Asquith and wife, Nancy, of Overland Park, Kan.; two sisters, Melinda Asquith McKinney and husband, Don, of Tulsa and Marcia Asquith and husband, Mike Hammer, of Arlington, Va.; nieces and nephews, Robert Asquith (Kristen) of Spring Hill, Kan., Marc Asquith (Nichole) of Kansas City, Mo., and his daughters, Samantha and Mackenzie, Mary Kate Asquith Bates (Daniel) of Kansas City, Mo., and her children, Savannah and William, Katie McKinney Resendez (Abel) of Tulsa, and her daughter, Lily Grace, and Walker McKinney of Lawrence, Kan. The family asks that memorials be made to the Backpack Program at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2130 W. Okmulgee, Muskogee, OK, 74401.