Karisa M. Thurston

Karisa M. Thurston, 23, died peacefully in her sleep on December 23, 2017. Karisa grew up in Raynham as a warm and loving girl. She wanted to keep every stray animal she ever saw, loved her friends, family and had a good heart. Everybody that knew Karisa was aware she cared more about other people that herself. Her smile was infectious, and she light up a room when she arrived. She had been a cheerleader and brown belt in karate and that summed up how she was, a lover and a fighter. She was a graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham High School, Class of 2012. She worked for Nestle Waters in Raynham before she was consumed by her disease. Karisa was a caring person who loved spending time with her younger sister and shopping with her Mom and Grandmother and anybody else that would shop with her. She found value in volunteering with her Grammy at St. Peters Church in Plymouth and always had a warm spot in her heart for the homeless and less fortunate. Karisa was the loving daughter of Kenneth J. and Lisa J. (Thurston) Bowers. Beloved sister of Syriana Thurston of Raynham. Granddaughter of Grammy, Phylis and Pa, Joseph Folger of Plymouth and Nana, Rebecca and Papa, John Thurston of TN. Karisa is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 from 4-6 PM followed by a service at 6 PM at Prophett-Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 98 Bedford St., Bridgewater. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Karisas memory to MSPCA-Angell, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130. For online guestbook and directions please visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com Prophett-Chapman, Cole & Gleason 508-697-4332