Susan Marie McKean Smith, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at 72. She was born on Wednesday, April 25, 1951, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Oley A. McKean Sr. and Georgette Marie Martin McKean. Susan received an LPN degree in Hammond and worked for Hammond Nursing Home for over 20 years and Lakeview Hospital in Covington for numerous years. She was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ponchatoula. Susan was a very talented seamstress and baker who loved traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.
Susan is survived by her sons, Chuck Milton (fiancée, Alana Riley) and James “Jamie” Milton; grandchildren, Alexis Milton, Jacob Milton, Gabrielle Milton, Eva Falcon, Caleb Milton, and Michael Milton; greatgrandson, Jackson Grey; brothers, Oley A., Wilkin J.M. (Sharon), George A. (Julie), Fred J. (Stacey), and Pete D. McKean (Nancy); and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Susan was preceded in death by her grandparents, George Martin and Nola Bouvier Martin, and Oley McKean II and Blanche Matherne McKean.