Karlena May Hamlet, age 92, of Manchester, Tennessee, formerly of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Legacy Health and Rehab in Manchester. She was the daughter of the late James and Clara Barnes Potts and wife of the late Melvin Hamlet. Karlena is survived by her sons, Alton W. Petty, Jess D. Petty and wife Connie and Ronald Coggins; 13 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren. She was the last of 13 siblings and was preceded in death by daughter, Deborah Barnett; sons, Willard O. Petty and Larry L. Petty. Memorial service to celebrate Karlena will be at Two O’clock the afternoon of Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Roselawn Funeral Home, with visitation one hour before the service.
In her lifetime, she had many jobs, but the one she found most fulfilling was working in nursing taking care of her patients.
We will “Live Stream” the service on our Facebook page, Roselawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens- Murfreesboro, TN. Due to the current health situation, we are not accepting outside food in the funeral home. The family requests those in attendance wear masks and they will be provided.
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