Marie June Karr, 86, of Cleveland, Tennessee and formerly of Wapella, Illinois, passed away peacefully Monday morning, February 8, 2016 in a local health care facility.
Marie was born to the late John and Iva Stone Leggett; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin W. Karr; her granddaughter, Amber Taylor; her grandson, Rhet Campbell; her twin sister, Jane Thorp and another sister, Jean Cusey.
Marie was a graduate of Wapella High School and she attended Illinois State University. She worked in Nursing Homes as a cook before her retirement. Along with her husband, they farmed for many years near Wapella. After farming, Marie assisted her husband as a rural meter reader for Corn Belt Electric for many years. She enjoyed her flower gardening, drinking coffee and working crossword puzzles. She was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan and a Fan of the Fighting Illini Basketball Team. She loved watching her teams play on television. Marie cared for several of her grandchildren as a daily babysitter. She was of the Christian Faith. She had moved to Cleveland where she resided with her daughter.
Survivors include her daughter, Sara Campbell and her husband Kyle of Cleveland; her sons, Richard Karr and his wife Jody, Grant Karr and his wife Taresa all of Clinton, IL and Brad Karr and his wife Kim of Wapella, IL; 17 grandchildren, Jennifer, Lynn, Lori, Staci, Tess, Jason Mathew, Jason Dale, Jeremy Kristopher, Scott, John, Brandon, David, Tyler, Neil, Logan and Payton; ten great-grandchildren, Adam, Alex, Kelsey, Isaac, Blake, Mackenzie, Katie, Brady, Ray and Konnor; and her special canine companions, Honey and Sugar.
A Celebration of Life Service for her family will be held at a later time in Illinois.
The family requests that memorials in her name be made to the Lee University School of Nursing, Prayer Room, C/O Lee University/Office of the President, 1120 North Ocoee Street Cleveland, Tennessee 37311.
The Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel has charge of the arrangements.