Memorial services for Karen Jared Parsons, age 58 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday evening at 6 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with David Bagley and Rev. Tim Smith officiating with burial to follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Parsons passed away Monday morning at her residence.
A native of Lincoln County, Mrs. Parsons was the daughter of Don and Christine Cunningham Jared who survive. She was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, a retired school teacher where she influenced and molded the lives of children for 35 years. Mrs. Parsons was a member of the Lincoln County Board of Education, the Tennessee Educational Association and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Bill Parsons and a son Jared Parsons both of Fayetteville.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday from 3:00 PM until time of service at 6 PM at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
