Karen Hannah Spires, age 58 of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019. Karen is preceded in death by parents James “Sunny” Hannah and Naomi Graves and brother James “Tommy” Hannah. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Kristen and Alex Shelyakov, grandson William Shelyakov and grandson (to be) Franklin Shelyakov. She is also survived by Matthew Safadi and family.
Karen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 5, 1961 and graduated from Farragut High School in 1979. She worked with her best friend for over 20 years, Jay McBride who was like her brother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and helping others.
The family will receive friends Sunday, December 8, 2019 from 11am to 1pm at Berry Highland Memorial, 5315 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37919. Interment services will immediately follow at 1pm. Friends may leave their thoughts and memories at www.berryhighlandmemorial.com