She graduated from Thrall High School in Thrall, Texas. Karen enjoyed participating in several Special Olympics events; bowling, basketball, track and bocce ball. She loved the staff and her friends at Bridgewood Farms, where she started in 1999 while it was still BJ’s. She lived in a group home with Nancy Hicks as the housemother.
Karen’s mother Joy Frankeny passed away on January 1, 1998 and brother Allen Thomas Crumpler in 1962. She is survived by her father Charles Crumpler, step mother Judith Crumpler; sisters, Judi Thayer and her husband Jeff, Donna Crumpler; brothers, Dwayne Lane and his wife Kelly, Stephen Crumpler and his wife, Amber; nieces, Rachel and husband Christian Townes, Lauren Lane and Adlee Crumpler; nephews, Brendan Lane, Hayden and Corbin Littleford, great-nephews, Sean and Colin Karrigan; great-niece, Madeline Townes and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.
The family will receive friends for visitation Monday, November 23, 2020 from 5:00-8:00pm at Brookside Funeral Home, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039. The Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, November 24,2020 at 2:30pm followed by burial at Brookside Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bridgewood Farms, 11680 Rose Road, Conroe, Texas 77303.
