Karen Kaye Klein Jones, age 69 was born in Blackwell, OK, to her parents, Arthur John & Edna LaVerna Klein.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Edward & Bessie Stout, Jacob Allen and Margaret Klein and her brother, George Max Klein.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her sister, Ruth Ann Buesing of Kansas City, MO; her daughter, Charlaine Frances (Milton ""Buddy"") Neckar of New Braunfels, TX; her son, David Lee (Teresa) Jones; her grandchildren, Ruby Kaye, Rachel Ann, Kit Everett Neckar, Amanda Irene, Austin Dillin, and Loren Alexander Jones.
Karen had lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi. She worked as a Certified Nurses' Assistant (CNA) in nursing homes and home health. She was loved by everyone she met and she enjoyed listening and talking to people she met. She loved life and spending time with her family and her friends. She was a Christian lady and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Gulfport where she loved to sing and attend the Young at Heart.
A private burial will be held at Biloxi Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Perkinston, MS at a later date.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Tributes may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com.