I miss you Aunt Karen!  / Cassie Taylor (Niece)

Hi Aunt Karen. A friend just brought me the news paper and i saw the article in there about you. I cried reading it. It was written so well. I'm going to the blood drive. It makes me happy to know i can save peoples lives but it hurts cause i couldn't save yours. I love you so much and i miss you more than anything in the world. Stevens skateboard broke the other day and he wanted to go to blakes and get a new one and i said i'd take him. Well some things come up the day i said i'd do it and i went to him and said i'd take him to aunt karens later and i caught myself half way through... i went to the bathroom and just bawled and bawled. It's so hard going through life without you here. You always made life a better place to be. I wish i knew why god took you away so soon. We all need you still. I want you to know how much your missed and never forget that your memory will never leave us. I love you aunt karen. 

Love your niece,
Cassie

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MISSING MY MOM  / JENNIFER ANDERSON (DAUGHTER/BEST FRIEND )
HEY MOM IT'S ME JENNIFER  I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND WAS REALLY MISSING YOU. I ALWAYS AM MISSING YOU BUT THIS MORNING WAS REALLY BAD SO I THOUGHT I'D WRITE TO YOU IT SEEMS TO HELP A llittle BIT. I WILL NEVER BE A CONTENT FULLY HAPPY PERSON WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE. LIFE IS NOT LIFE WITHOUT YOU IN IT!!!! LYNN AND JULIE ARE WORKING ON A STORY FOR THE PAPER FOR YOUR MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE AND IT IS GONNA BE SOO FULL OF HEART AND SOUL . YOUD BE SOO PROUD OF THEM , ALL OF US WEVE GOT ALOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS BLOOD DRIVE WE WANT IT TO BE AS SPECIAL AS WE CAN. AND IT WILL BE CAUSE ITS IN MEMORY OF YOU!!! YOU'LL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW MUCH YOU ARE TRUELY  MISSED AND LOVED EACH AND EVERYDAY!!!! I KNOW YOULL BE THERE IN SPIRIT WITH ALL OF US GIRLS DOING SOMETHING FOR YOU.  I KNOW THE GIRLS MISS YOU SOO MUCH LAST NIGHT AS I WAS PUTTING MY GIRLS TO BED ALYSSA SAID "MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS" AND I JUST STARTED BAWLING . CAUSE THATS WHAT YOUD ALWAYS SAY  "MAMMY'S TWO LITTLE GIRLS" IT IS SO HARD  TO HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT YOU AND MISS YOU ITS HEARTBREAKING!! CAUSE I KNOW THEY MISS YOU SOO MUCH!!!!!AND I KNOW IT'S SO HARD WHEN THEY ARE THAT AGE , CAUSE THEY DONT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT AND WHERE AND WHY  THEIR MAMMY IS GONE LIKE WHERE DID SHE GO , WHY DID MAMMY HAVE TO HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR , WHEN WILL SHE BE  BACK THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I GET FROM THEM AND HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO A 2 YR OLD AND A 5 YR OLD?? ITS REALLY HARD  WELL I GUESS ILL BRING THIS TO AN END NOW . BUT NEVER FORGET HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED AND MISSED DAILY!!!!!!!!!! YOU WERE MY LIFE AND YOU WERE RIPPED AWAY FROM ME AND I STILL DONT UNDERSTAND "WHY" AND I PROBABLY NEVER WILL UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MOM I LOVE AND MISS YOU TERRRIBLY!!!!!! LOVE JENNIFER
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We Miss You  / Denae Morrison (Niece)
Aunt Karen,
I miss talking to you on the phone and by email you helped alot and gave me great advice.  You also gave me some great landscaping tips too! 
My dad is still taking all this pretty hard, I dont know what to do for him, hes lonely without you.  He wanted to do whatever he could to help you in anyway, and he loved making you van spotless and wanted only the best for you.  He tells me daily of how much he misses you and wished you were here.  Now hes going through a tough time with Uncle Rick people are telling him not to fight Karen, so hes giving up.  Its hurting dad alot that he dont want to fight it anymore and give up.  Dads got alot of stress on him right now and he still wont even go to the dr to get himself checked yet either.  I dont know what I would do without him. 

I miss you tons and please tell Grandma and Grandpa hello for me!

With lots of love,
Denae, Mike, Madison, Whitney and Brayden Morrison Close

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!  / JENNIFER ANDERSON (DAUGHTER/BEST FRIEND )
HEY MOM IT'S ME JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! ITS NEVER THE SAME WITHOUT YA I KNOW THAT!! I REMEMBER WE WOULD ALL PILE UP IN YOUR VAN AND HEAD OUT TO THE PARK EAT THAT GOOD FAIR FOOD, LET THE KIDS RIDE RIDES, AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS!! MAN WHAT I'D GIVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TONIGHT. I MISS YOU SOO MUCH IT HURTS. WERE GOING TO STILL TAKE THE GIRLS OUT THERE TONIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE CAUSE I KNOW YOU WOULD WANT THAT. THE BLOOD DRIVE IN MEMORY OF YOU IS GOING REALLY WELL. IVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON IT TO MAKE SURE ITS A GOOD TURN OUT, AND IT WILL BE TOO!! YOULL BE THERE IN SPIRIT , ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S MY TURN I HOPE , I KNOW YOU WILL.WELL I'LL END THIS NOW JUST REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SOO MUCH . I FEEL IT WILL NEVER GET EASIER!! LOVE YOU  AND MISS YOU SOOO MUCH MOM. 

                                                TILL WE MEET AGAIN
                                                 LOVE YA JENNIFER
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Thinking of You  / BRENDA BRADHAM (Sister)

Karen,
I wanted to let you know
I still think about you everyday
I know your still my big sister
Cuz I couldn't get thru 
all I've been thru
without your strength and guidance
you've given me from your new home up yonder.
I miss ya and I'll always love 
When you here the bang just look down its the fireworks.
Happy 4th of July.
Until we meet again. Love your younger sis

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I Miss You  / Diana Chapman (Niece)
Aunt Karen,  You have been God's Angel for 1 year, but you were our Angel for 49 years.  I felt like I was just getting close to you when God called on you.  The day of your funeral was my wedding anniversary.  My anniversary will never be the same.  It is a time of happiness, but yet a time of sorrow for me.  You are greatly loved and missed by all your family and friends.  I love and miss you so much.
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My Friend  / Carmen Murrie (Friend)
You all were truly blessed to have such a wonderful mother,grandmother,sister, or aunt. She was one of my very best friends. Although we had lost contact over several years, I thought about my wonderful friends in Flora often. I praise God for helping us find each other again and giving us a little over a year to catch up on our lives. Her family was so important to her. Many times when she called she wanted prayer for different ones of you. She was such a giving person and was concerned about each of you. The memories I have of our good times playing at the park, bike riding, building snow forts, chasing the ice cream wagon down the street, or just talking and sharing our dreams will remain with me. I feel a great loss, so I know your loss is tremendous as she was a part of every day for you all. She was such a blessing to me and she was always ready to let me talk when I needed someone to help share my burdens. I pray you all feel God's love and strength until you all can be reunited again. Love, Carmen Close

ITS BEEN ONE YEAR AND I STILL HURT MOM.  / JENNIFER ANDERSON (DAUGHTER/BEST FRIEND )
DEAR MOM , 
              WELL ITS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILING FACE. IT SEEMS LIKE ITS BEEN FOREVER SINCE IVE JUST SAT AND TALKED WITH YOU. IT'S HORRIBLE IM SO AFRAID IM GONNA FORGET THE SOUND OF YOUR SWEET VOICE. I SURE HOPE NOT I TRY TO GO BACK IN MY MIND AND TRY TO REMEMBER JUST LITTLE THINGS YOU WOULD SAY . WE ALL MISS AND LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH WORDS CANT EXPRESS HOW I FEEL INSIDE. ITS UNDESCRIBABLE EACH AND EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP I FEEL SICK TO MY STOMACH LIKE I COULD GET SICK . AND I FEEL SUCH A VOID IN MY HEART ITS HORRIBLE. I KNOW YOUR LITTLE BLAKE MISSES HIS MOM SOO MUCH. I KNOW WHEN I ASK REX HOW HES DOING HELL JUST SAY ITS SOO LONELY AND HE SAID HE EXPECTS YOU TO COME ZOOMING AROUND THE HOUSE A HUNDRED MILE AN HOUR CLEANING OR WHATEVER!! I KNOW HE MISSES AND LOVES YOU SOOO MUCH. I STILL ASK WHY EACH AND EVERY DAY WHY GOD TOOK YOU . YOUR JOB HERE ON EARTH WAS NOT DONE YET YOU HAVE A 11 YR OLD BOY WHO NEEDS YOU AND TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS WHO NEEDS YOU SO!! YOU NEED TO BE HERE. I KNOW I WOULDNT WANT YOU HERE IF YOU WERE TO BE SUFFERING AND THE WAY IT SOUNDS  YOU WOULD BE. I DEFINATELY WOULDNT WANT TO SEE THAT. THE GIRLS ARE ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT THIER MAMMY, LIKE WHEN IS SHE COMING BACK? WHOS GONNA TAKE ME TO THE PARK, AND SWIMMING. AND THEY ALWAYS ASK WHEN CAN WE GO TO OUR MAMMY'S . WELL ILL BRING THIS TO AN END NOW . SO JUST REMEMBER I WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND MISS YOU SOO MUCH MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW. YOULL ALWAYS BE ON MY MIND AND IN MY HEART ALWAYS AND FOREVER!! TIL SEE YOU AGAIN I LOVE YOU JENNIFER. Close

My Condolence to Karen's daughter, Jennifer and her loving family  / Dianna Jacobs
Jennifer, you have done an amazing job on this website, I could
not believe how much you already have here, how very
proud, you and those who haved helped you, should be.


As time goes on, you will certainly be adding so many
wonderful memories, memories that are everywhere, I have
found, Kanda and I did so much together, those memories
are all over Flora, at home, at all the surrounding Walmarts
and the list goes on.

I wish you the best with this wonderful website, so happy
you feel the peace I feel everytime I decide to add a poem,
a memory, a photo, photos of life living without Kanda out as we
now live our lives for her also.

When you are ready, I would be honored to link to our 
YANA BEREAVEMENT WEBSITE, page title Precious Memories.
http://www.support.com      go to page Precious Memories
to view the links.  I would link your mother's website, Jennifer,
for you and your family to share with the many, many who
are also gieving and learning to survive everyday without
their loved one as you are.

My hugs to all
Dianna
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I miss you Aunt Karen!  / Cassie Taylor (Niece)
Hey Aunt Karen, 

It's me, Cassie. I miss you more than you could ever know. I think about you all the time. I read over our silly e-mails all the time to. Theres this one about the angel that always makes me smile. That ones between us though. You were a great person and we all miss you. You did so much for everyone and it's greatly appreciated. I'll never let the memoies of you go. I'll never forget you. Your greatly loved and missed everyday. I learned to always be around family as much as you can cause you never know when you have to say good-bye or if you'll even get to do that. I wish i didn't have to learn it the hard way though.... this was one of the hardest things i've been through. I remember you used to say at the end of each e-mail "i'll see you later" but so long had past and we never got to see each other. It hurts. I try to look at it as everything happens for a reason and i try to think of the good memories and not cry cause i know thats what you would want me to do... but it's hard Aunt Karen. Well i've about wrote a book and though i could sit here and type so much more. I'm going to end this. Just know i love you and i always did and that will never change. 
P.S.
I visited your grave the other day and i put a yellow rose on it. It was really pretty. Love you! Close

Poem to Karen's Family  / Angie Tolliver (Friend)
Memories

Hold fast to your memories,
to all of the cherished moments
of the past,
to the blessings and the laughter,
the joys and the celebrations,
the sorrow and the tears.
They all add up to a treasure
of fond yesterdays
that you shared and spent together,
and they keep the one you loved
close to you in spirit and thought.
The special moments
and memories in your life
will never change.
They will always be in your heart,
today and forevermore. 


Karen is thought of and missed everyday by her family and friends.
I miss seeing Karen over at Jennifer's planting flowers and doing what she enjoyed, spending time with her daughter & grandkids. She always had a smile on her face and we would kid each other about her coming across the street and landscaping my yard!!! 

Jennifer-I am very proud of you and everything you have done.

Angie Tolliver & family


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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND YOUR NOT HERE.  / JENNIFER ANDERSON (DAUGHTER/BEST FRIEND )
HEY MOM IT'S ME I CANT BELIEVE I'M GOING THROUGH A BIRTHDAY WITHOUT MY MOM. OH HOW I WILL MISS ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL CARDS YOU WOULD GET ME AND YOU WERE LIKE ME YOU WOULD WRITE A NOVEL IN EACH ONE YOU GAVE. OH HOW I MISS YOUR BRIGHT SMILE . I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GOD TOOK YOU AND I PROBABLY NEVER WILL . I KNOW WERE NOT SUPPOSSED TO ASK WHY BUT I CAN'T HELP IT  I DO IT DAILY. I FEEL LIKE I WILL NEVER BE COMPLETELY HAPPY AGAIN WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE. BOY WHAT I'D GIVE TO GET YOU BACK HERE WITH US WHERE YOU BELONG. I KNOW THAT BOY OF YOURS IS HURTING FOR HIS MOM.  CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES HES DOING "OK" IF THERE IS SUCH A THING. WELL IM GONNA GO NOW . MY BIRTHDAY WOULD BE A LOT BETTER IF YOU WERE HERE. BUT WE KNOW THAT CAN'T BE  SO UNTIL THEN . I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SOOO MUCH !!!! JENNIFER Close

OH HOW I MISS YOU MOM  / JENNIFER ANDERSON (DAUGHTER/BEST FRIEND )

MOM OH HOW I MISS YOU SOOO MUCH . I DONT KNOW HOW IM GOING ON WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE. I MISS SEEING YOU WITH MY CHILDREN, AND SEEING THIER SMILING FACES EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU WOULD PULL IN THE DRIVE TO VISIT THEM OR BETTER YET TAKE THEM HOME WITH YOU FOR THE NIGHT. I MISS ALL OF OUR SHOPPING TRIPS WE WOULD GO ON. I MISS THE HOLIDAYS TOGETHER THEY ARE THE HARDEST NOT SEEING YOUR LITTLE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES AS YOUD OPEN EACH GIFT . BOY WHAT ID GIVE TO HAVE YOU BACK INTO MY LIFE AGAIN. A PERSON DONT KNOW THE HEARTACHE OF LOOSING SOMEONE UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO THEM. SO YOU WHO HAVE YOUR MOTHERS CHERISH HER WITH CARE CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW THE HEARTACHES TIL YOU SEE HER VACANT CHAIR.  OH AND MOM TELL GRANDMA AND GRANDPA I SAID HELLO AND I LOVE THEM. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SOO MUCH AND I ALWAYS WILL. I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL EVER GET EASIER OR NOT. LOTS OF LOVE JENNIFER

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I miss her so  / Brenda Bradham (Sister)
Karen, was a dear person to me. She was my sister. We had alot of good times together. If I ever needed anything just call and she was there.She was the kind of sister to have.My family is all tight nit and I tell you if you have a sister cherish her and make memories with her because you never know when she will be gone. She has gone to heaven now and I know she will be waiting for me when I get there. I love her and miss her so much. Close