Ms. Karen Dean Lewis, age 81, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Mena, Arkansas. She was born June 30, 1941, Ada, Oklahoma, to the late Arthur Millard Kinsey and Ina Lorean Welch.
Ms. Lewis was factory worker by profession, spending many years working at the US Motors Company. Karen was a devoted member of the New Prospect Primitive Baptist Church in Board Camp, Arkansas. She enjoyed organizing, watching her tv shows, and traveling when she was able. She had a very specific morning routine, waking up her daughter Sabra, and bringing her coffee every morning. She was very proud of her children and loved her grandchildren deeply.
Ms. Lewis is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Millard Kinsey and Ina Lorean Welch, and by her great-granddaughter, Jadelynn Davis. She is survived by her son, Dana Kinsey and wife Verla; daughter, Sabra Burnett and Bryan Lawrence; grandchildren, Michael Martin, Jessica Shores, Evan Kinsey, Jacque Burnett, Darian Shockley and husband Brett, Justin Kinsey; great-grandchildren, Skylar Landrum, Zea Hamilton, Ashlynn Davis, Zayden Hamilton, and Lane Shockley.
Services for Ms. Lewis will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the New Prospect Primitive Baptist Church, in Board Camp, Arkansas. Elder Barry Norman will be officiating under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Peak Cemetery in Royal, Arkansas. Visitation is general.
Pallbearers are Michael Martin, Evan Kinsey, Justin Kinsey, Bryan Lawrence, Brett Shockley, John Burnett.
Honorary Pallbearer is Shane Henry, Dustin Matthews, Emory Zakin, Connery Salter, Nathanael Salter
Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com
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