Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Adams Funeral Home, Ozark.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Adams Funeral Home, Ozark with Pastor Gary Mitchener officiating.
Karen Farnsworth White, 68, of Ozark, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. She was born April 6, 1946, in Susquehanna, Pennsilvania, to parents Phil B. and Claudine Farnsworth.
On profession of faith, Karen was baptized and became a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Ozark. She loved her church and was faithful in sending cards and goodies to church members which was a big part of her life.
Karen graduated from high school in Carlisle, Iowa and graduated from Nursing School in Reeds Spring, Missouri. She worked many years as an LPN in area hospitals and nursing homes. Her passion was caring for others.
Survivors include a son, Aaron Shoemaker and wife Sheila of Fulton, Missouri; a daughter, Lisa Lea Stout and husband Jared of Dallas, Texas; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her mother, Claudine Farnsworth; a sister, Penny Friesen and children Rebecca Sue Braden, Johnny Walker and Daniel Walker; a brother, A. Phil Farnsworth and wife Virginia and their children, Birdie, DeeDee, Ashley Philip and Robert Farnsworth; a brother, Lowell Eric Farnsworth; and two daughters, Monique and Chelsea Farnsworth.
Karen was preceded in death by her father, Phil B. Farnsworth; a nephew, Shawn Farnsworth; and husbands, Virgil White and Paul Shoemaker.
A memorial in Karen’s name has been set up at Empire Bank in Ozark.
