Margaret "Beth" Elizabeth Karakos

Mrs. Karakos was born on September 14, 1960 in Cartersville, GA, daughter of the late James Franklin Martin, Sr. and Bertha Mae Miller Martin.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, James F. Martin, Jr.; sisters, Lola A. Harp, Mary G. McAlister and Fannie L. Brawner; daughter of her heart, Amanda McAlister.

Survivors include her loving husband of twenty-years, Zack Karakos; son, Jeffery Williams; daughter, Dana (Michael) Rieske; son of her heart, Joseph McAlister; step-son, Steve (Linda) Karakos; step-daughters, Teresa Martin and Deborah Hurt; grandchildren, Makayla, Matthew, Devin and Robert Rieske, Kristy (Brett) Ellis, Michael (Christy) Karakos, Amy (Chris) Green and Drew (Rachael) Martin; many great-grandchildren, brothers; Ralph (Louise) Martin, Donald (Betty) Martin and Harold Martin, nieces, nephews and extended family.

Our Moma was a quiet but fierce woman who loved her family and those she cared for with her whole heart. She was a beautifully flawed woman who did her best in this life and believed with all her heart that there was hope. She knew the promise Jehovah God made in Revelations 21:4, “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning, nor outcry, nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” Also in Acts 24:15, “And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to and that is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”

A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at two o’clock in the afternoon on Friday, the 28th of April, 2023 in the chapel of Owen Funeral Home with Bro. Evan Anglada officiating.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from twelve o’clock in the afternoon until the hour of service at Owen Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Karakos’ honor to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org or to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.act.alz.org.

Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA 30120 is honored to serve Mrs. Karakos’ family during this time.