Mary Sue
Koontz
December 2, 1945 - July 13, 2025
Mary “Poodle Lady” Sue Koontz, age 79, of Florence, passed away on July 13, 2025. There will be a Memorial visitation from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at the Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club on Friday, July 18, 2025. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Mary Stewart, as well as her brother, James Stewart.
Sue is survived by her husband of 58 years, Jerry Koontz; one son, Stewart Koontz; one daughter, Lisa Waters (Brandon); one sister, Beth Kennedy; and two grandsons, Andrew and Alex Waters. She is also survived by her four K-9 companions, AJ, Jazzy, Bassman, and Rosie.
Sue was an avid tennis and bridge player, a voracious reader who could consume up to a book a day, and a proud member of the Chapeaux.
Sue was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Florence. She was, in years past, an endurance horse racer. She loved the many horses she had over the years. She was also known as the “Poodle Lady.” She was a breeder of standard poodles and very selective about who qualified to be blessed with a poodle. It would be safe to say that if you know anyone in the area who has a standard poodle, it probably came from Sue.
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One Comment on “Mary Sue Koontz”
Mrs.Sue Koontz was a truly exceptional lady, with very high standards for prospective parents of her AKC Standard Poodle Puppies, and usually a long waiting list. I had met her on several occasions, once as a prospective puppy parent.
She checked your references, wanted to know what kind of fence you had, and if you were truly ready to own and care for one of her precious St. Poodles Puppies, I was proud to have passed as a perspective puppy owner, and I felt so honored to have one of Sue’s puppies, by the time her puppies were ready , was having health problems and no longer had the energy a St. poodle 🐩 puppy would require.
I was so glad to have had the pleasure of knowing her and having her as a friend , she was well respected and will certainly be missed by all who knew her.
My deepest sympathies and condolences to her family. Terri Curry