Ahava "LudaBug" Kylie Ort

Ahava Kylie Ort, “Luda Bug”, 18, of Jacksonville was born August 18th, 2003, and passed away May 2nd, 2022. She was the second born daughter to Nathan and Debra Ort. She attended school in Jacksonville and later transferred to North Little Rock. She was scheduled to be a part of the 2022 graduating class.

From the very beginning, Ahava always took an interest in nature and animals, especially her guinea pigs Candy and Coco. Everywhere from going to zoos and parks, to playing in the backyard or just cruising around Lakewood lakes. She also loved family road trips to the northern part of the state, such as The Buffalo River, Ponca, and Eureka Spring. That is where her rock collecting obsession began. Eventually Ahava’s interests grew into gymnastics, where she attended Jacksonville’s Huff N’ Puff. Nataleah, her little sister, later joined her where they both learned new skills together.

Ahava was passionate about cooking and enjoyed the experience of being in the kitchen. It all started at age 9, where she started experimenting with Ramen Noodles or as she called them, “Small Noodles”. From that point on, her cooking journey evolved into much more. Her palette was very diverse, it ranged from steak and shrimp tacos, to wenchang chicken, which she always made with her dad, but Ahava’s specialty was spicy food. She was dedicated to her technique and skill when it came to her handcrafted meals.

Ahava aspired to be a personal chef one day. Her first steps to reaching her goals were taking a business class and a metro class for culinary arts her senior year, where she recently received her certification. Towards the end of her last semester, Ahava devoted most of her time to planning her personalized menus, which were influenced by always watching cooking shows, cooking videos on youtube,and seeing Michael Pitts “Uncle Mikey” cook. Ahava was hard working and never gave up, which made her dedicated to her craft.

Survivors include her parents; sisters: Mayana “Orion” and Nataleah Ort; grandparents: Joy Ort and Debra Colclough; uncles: Michael Pitts and Jared Ort; aunt: Kimberly Bynum (Eddie), a large variety of extended family; a boyfriend, Chris Jones; and her two fur-babies Valee and Princess.

Ahava was preceded in death by grandfather; Pawpaw (Roger Ort), great grandfather; Papa (Arthur Lee Colclough), great grandmother; (Vater Lee Colclough), and close friend; Kamren Jones.

Services will be private.