Susan Elizabeth Gupton

Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Gupton, 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born November 12, 1946, in Charlotte, NC, the oldest daughter of the late Robert Ray Heck and Martha Jane Daniel Heck. 

Susan spent most of her early married years as the family chauffeur, driving her children to and from their many varied after school activities. She spent so much time at the YMCA waiting for her daughter to get out of gymnastics that she got a job teaching aerobics and jazzercise there. When she wasn’t chauffeuring, she was faithfully leading a girl scout troop or the youth group at their church. 

Her favorite job came when her children were grown and she began working at St. Paul’s Preschool in downtown Winston Salem. Susan was the beloved music teacher and worked at St. Paul’s for 20 years before retiring. When Susan wasn’t working, she loved sewing, reading, bird watching and traveling. Also known as Mimi, her favorite past-time was being with her grandchildren. Whether it was picking them up at school, cheering them on at their soccer games, hosting Camp Mimi in the pop-up camper in the backyard, or taking them shopping, they were her pride and joy. After Tim’s retirement, he and Susan continued to travel and enjoy time with friends. They could usually be found at home working on a new jigsaw puzzle and watching her favorite TV show, Andy Griffith. 

Along with her parents, Susan was preceded in death by both of her siblings, Doug and Jane Marie Heck. She is survived by her husband, Timothy Wayne Gupton; her daughter, Mary Jane Gupton Morgan (Jim); her son, Timothy Wayne Gupton, Jr.(Sydney); and her grandchildren TJ and Julia Morgan and Kyler and Brady Gupton. 

The family invites you to the Celebration of Life in honor of Susan to be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Calvary West Church, 136 Medical Dr., Bermuda Run, NC 27006 with Pastor Ryan Showalter officiating.  Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel is assisting the family of Mrs. Gupton.