Susan Carol Stoops, 59, Warsaw, passed away at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 28, 2014, in Mason's Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. She was born Nov. 17, 1954, in Warsaw, to LaMar Richard “Dick” and Dora Jane “Dodie” Nay Stoops. She graduated from Warsaw Community High School, Class of 1973, and then attended Ball State University for two years. She lived in Warsaw until 1982, when she moved to Tulsa Okla., where she resided until 2008. In 2008, she moved back to Warsaw. She worked as a telephone operator for United Telephone Company, Warsaw, and AT&T in Oklahoma. She also was employed as a social worker in Tulsa. She was a Narcotics Anonymous sponsor from 2003 to 2008. She also was an artist, story teller, movie buff and an avid reader. She is survived by two sisters, Mary J. Wise, Warsaw, and Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Stoops, Chicago, Ill.; and her best friends, Trudi and Ed Owen, Danika Millay, Lorna Ladd and Joanna Beatson. Services will be privately held with burial at a later date. McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, was entrusted with arrangements. ***** Memorials to Kosciusko County Homecare and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196. Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
