Wilson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Koster, Susan Simmons 2018
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SUSAN SIMMONS KOSTER
August 12, 1948 - May 16, 2018

Church FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

August 12, 1948 - May 16, 2018

  Susan Simmons Koster, 69, of Wilson, NC passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. 
A native of Southhampton County Virginia, Susan lived her adult life in 
Wilson.

  Susan is survived by her loving husband of forty-eight years, John Gray 
Koster, Sr.; her sons, John Gray Koster, Jr. and wife, Paige, Stephen Frank 
Koster and wife, Anne Stuart, and William Camp Koster and wife, Mary Hunter; 
her grandchildren, John Gray Koster, III, Miles Thomas Koster, Griffin Frank 
Koster, Della Ruth Koster, Jackson Camp Koster, and Eva Grace Koster; sisters, 
Linda Simmons Hallstead and husband, Tom, and Kathy Simmons Clay and husband, 
Louis, and her brothers, William Butts Simmons, IV and wife, Lynn, and Thomas 
Briggs Simmons and wife, Kathy. Additionally, Susan is survived by one aunt, 
Margaret Simmons Horton, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was 
preceded in death by her parents, William Butts and Edna Hundley Simmons.

  Susan was a graduate of Louisburg College and a Business graduate of 
Atlantic Christian College. She was the Past President of the Junior Women’s 
Club of Wilson, and an active member of FUMC. Susan had a passion for art, 
painting, gardening, golf, tennis, reading and traveling with friends and 
family. She loved the beach, dancing, cooking and celebrating life. She 
enjoyed playing the piano and immersing herself in music. Susan was the best 
multi-tasker anyone has ever known.

  Susan will be remembered as a beloved and devoted wife, mother, daughter, 
sister, grandmother and friend. She was a woman of God, the picture of moral 
character, hope and strength. Her priority was to provide the most 
unconditional love to all who knew and loved her. In the will of God, there is 
no higher calling than to be a wife and mother. This defines the heart of 
Susan. She took pride daily in her husband, three sons, six precious 
grandchildren, and three daughters-in-love and is eternally grateful for the 
full life she had with them. Her friends describe her as “the sweetest person” 
they have ever known. In the eyes of those who have been blessed to know her, 
she surely sets the standard high. To make a home, be united with a man in 
glorifying God, to nurture, tend the lives of children and grandchildren, to 
deny oneself and lay down one’s life on behalf of others, there is no greater 
calling or joy. This defined her life here on earth.

  Susan was a breast cancer survivor. Experiencing her last year with 
pancreatic cancer, the family would like to thank her team of doctors, nurses, 
and friends who cared for her and especially the Pancreatic Center at Duke. 
She was always appreciative of the work of their hearts and hands.

  Her memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United 
Methodist Church, 100 W Green Street, Wilson, NC. The family will receive 
friends immediately following the service in Asbury Hall. The Rev. Bob 
Bergland and Rev. Charles Robl will officiate.

  In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in Susan’s memory to First 
United Methodist Church, 100 W Green Street, Wilson, North Carolina 27893 or 
The American Cancer Society, 930 Wellness Drive, Greenville, North Carolina 
27834.

  Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

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