DL F/A Susan Whitaker Kelley, wife of DL Capt. Philip J. Kelley

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

DL F/A Susan Whitaker Kelley, wife of DL Capt. Philip J. Kelley

January 13, 1948 ~ March 2, 2021

 

Word has reached our group with news of the passing of Delta F/A Susan Kelley, wife of Delta Golden Wings member retired Delta pilot Captain Philip Jay Kelley.  Susan is survived by her husband Phil, her daughters and her granddaughters plus many more dear family members and friends.

To view the obituary and share memories online please visit the memorial website at

https://www.forevermissed.com/susan-whitaker-kelley/about

For those wishing to send a personal note, condolences may be sent to the family at

224 Crescent Moon Way,  Canton, GA 30114.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary  :  Let the memory of Susan be with us forever.

On March 2, 2021, Susan Whitaker Kelley, loving mother and wife, passed away at the age of 73 in Canton, Georgia.

 

Susan was born in 1948 in Kinston, North Carolina to the late Al and Helen Whitaker. She attended Grangier High School and Campbell University. In 1970, she joined Delta Airlines as a flight attendant and became engaged to and married Phillip Kelley of Hudson, Michigan in 1971.Susan and Phil settled in Concord, Georgia where they raised their family. Throughout her life, Susan worked as a schoolteacher and volunteered for various charities.

 

Susan’s family and friends remember her as a compassionate, kind-hearted person who never met a stranger. She had a passion for gardening, cooking, animals and small-talk. Susan enjoyed reading, watching movies, and spending time with her family and friends, especially her four granddaughters. Growing up near the coast, Susan loved being at the beach and spent most summers in Hatteras, North Carolina with her family. She also enjoyed the mountains of North Georgia, where she lived for the latter part of her life.

 

Susan is survived by her husband, Phillip Kelley, her daughters, Laura Yates, Laura Hemschot, Leigh Chandler and Lesley Kelley, her granddaughters, Hannah and Sophia Hemschot and Olivia and Alexandra Chandler, her brothers, Rom and Bill Whitaker as well as her large extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Al and Helen Whitaker and her sister, Helen Carter.