Karen Sue Courtwright Henry Kimble

Karen Sue Courtwright Henry Kimble, 74, of Sycamore, walked into the loving arms of her Saviour Friday, October 31, 2025, in her home, with her family by her side. She was born April 25, 1951, in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Robert Linley and Edith Kandred Glover Courtwright. Karen had been a Greene County resident all of her life. She graduated from West Greene High School in 1969. In 1985, she graduated from the Belmont Technical School of Nursing, where she received her training as an L.P.N. Karen attended Valley Chapel Church for the past 20 years. She married Charles Wilbert Henry July 26, 1965, and they were married until his passing in 2006. She was employed with Southwest Regional Medical Center in Waynesburg as an RN from 1991 until she retired in 2013. Karen married her second husband, David Kimble, April 16, 2016, and they were happily married for nine years. Karen enjoyed flower gardening, the outdoors, cross stitching, going to church and reading her Bible. Karen and David pursued their shared interest of travelling and camping across the United States for the past nine years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Julie (Andy) Gillogly of Aleppo, and Rob (Erin) Henry of Waynesburg; eight stepchildren, Angie Cramer of Jefferson, Jason Kimble of Washington, Jennifer Kimbleo f Carmichaels, BJ (Gordon) Henry of Nineveh, Jessica (Dave) Ammons of Wadestown, W.Va., JD (Eileen) Bedillion of Nineveh, Chad (Jackie) Bedillion of Houston, Texas, and Amanda Bedillion of Waynesburg; three grandchildren, Ashlynn (Andrew) Williams of Aleppo, Carrigan and Carson Henry; one great-grandchild, Ambrose Williams; and several stepgrandchildren. Karen also leaves behind four special friends, Nancy Boudreau, Lonnie Frammartino, Wendy Bouchard and Karen Eisiminger; as well as a loving church family. In addition to her parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by seven siblings, Ruth Ellen Whipkey, Peggy Galentine, William, Henry, Robert, Roger, and L. Eugene Courtwright. Karen was the last of her immediate family. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, November 3, in Kesterson-Rush Funeral Home, LLC., 3275 W. Roy Furman Hwy., P.O. Box 434, Rogersville, PA 15359, (724) 499-5181. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 4, in Valley Chapel Church, 2327 Golden Oaks Road, Holbrook, PA 15341, with Pastor Paul Salosky officiating. Burial will follow at Centennial Cemetery, Aleppo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org