Kelly Suzanne Smith

Kelly Suzanne Smith, age 49, passed away Thursday November 5th, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis MO. She was born Sept 4, 1977, in Cape Girardeau, MO, the daughter of James D and Cathy Carron Smith (Hancock).

Kelly was a 1996 graduate of Jackson High School and a 2000 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She worked for the State of Missouri as a Social Security Disability Determination Counselor.

Kelly was a person of great faith. She was a member of LaCroix Church, where she served as a Stephen Minister and helped lead Financial Peace University Programs.

Kelly was a patient at Shriners Children’s Hospital in St. Louis from infancy until age of 21. During her time there she received excellent care, made good memories, and lasting friendships.

She never met a stranger. Kelly had a very outgoing personality. She was smart, witty, had a great sense of humor, a bright smile and a big laugh.

She was blessed with an abundance of good friends whom she loved, and who loved her in return. She especially enjoyed all the years of good times with her Smith, Schweain, Siebert, Carron, and McCauley cousins.

Kelly loved music and history and was a big fan of women’s basketball, both college and professional. She traveled to four presidential libraries and many historic sites in the US as well as Italy and Israel.

She liked to cook, especially at Thanksgiving, her favorite holiday. She was known in her family for her delicious pumpkin pie.

She was survived by her parents; James D. (Shari) Smith, of Tulsa, OK, and Cathy Hancock, of Jackson; sister, Carmen N. Smith, Jackson; brothers, Geoff Smith, Greg Smith of both Cape Girardeau, Barrett (Jessica) Smith of Cordova, TN, and Corey (Brook) Smith, Pueblo, CO; Step-brother, Andy (Savannah Sapp) Hancock of Gordonville; aunts and uncles, Ray and Jean Schweain of Jackson, Roger and Stacey Smith of Jackson, Reid Carron and Becky Rom of Ely, MN.

Preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Landree and Carlyn Carron, paternal grandparents, Bill and Mildred Smith, stepfather, Paul Hancock, Aunt and Uncle Kay and Gary McCauley, Aunt Cynthia Kramer, and stepbrother, Doug Hancock.

Visitation will be Sunday, Nov 15, 2026, from 12:30 pm to 2:30pm at New McKendree United Methodist Church with service following at 2:30pm. A private burial will take place at Old Goshen Cemetery, in Oak Ridge MO.

Memorial contributions can be made to St. Louis Shriners Hospital.