the State Historical Society of Missouri
Susan Croce Kelly is an award-winning Missouri author, editor, and reporter.
Family stories and tales of the place where she grew up propelled Lucile Morris Upton into a lifelong…
Susan Croce Kelly is an award-winning Missouri author, editor, and reporter.
![Lucile Morris Upton. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri Press Portraits, P1196-018227]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-05/1.-lucile-morris-upton.jpg?itok=bXfl57Qt "Lucile Morris Upton. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri Press Portraits, P1196-018227]")
Family stories and tales of the place where she grew up propelled Lucile Morris Upton into a lifelong…