Kelly Sue Marcum was born April 2, 1975, in Blue Earth, MN, daughter of Wayne and Frances (Overfield) Knoner. She grew up in Ledyard graduating from North Kossuth High School in 1993. She then graduated from Spencer School of Business in 1995.

Kelly lived in Fort Dodge for many years. She married Gary Marcum on June 9, 2012. They lived in Clive and they loved spending their winters in Fortuna Foothills, AZ. Kelly held her securities and insurance license and was Senior Vice President of Retirement Solutions Group, Inc. She was a member of the MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) and was recognized as one of the top Financial Planners worldwide. Kelly loved shopping, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family and her two dogs, Cruiser and Pedro.

Kelly Sue Marcum died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ at the age of 42.

Kelly is survived by her husband Gary Dean Marcum of Clive; a daughter, Alanna Mae Schiltz of Fort Dodge; two sisters, Kari Lynn (Jimmy) McKinney of Indianola and Kimberly Ann Jahnke of Shakopee, MN; a bonus son, Mitchell Peterson of Gig Harbor, WA; a sister-in-law, Phyllis (Michael) Bolton of Sherwood, WI; two nieces, Kaycee Michael and Courtney Michelle McKinney; an uncle, Keith Knoner of Ledyard ; and three cousins, Kevin (Carmen) Knoner of Ankeny, Kent (Tina) Knoner of Ringsted, and Kurt (Jodeie) Knoner of Algona.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents; her aunt, Janet Knoner.