Karen Michelle Willis

Family-Placed Obituary

Karen Michelle Willis Karen Michelle Willis, 27, was killed in a car accident in Fresno, California on Saturday, January 15, 2005. She is survived by her parents David and Marilyn Willis; sister, Rebecca and husband Carl Cross: niece, Rachel; nephew, Preston; grandparents, Woodrow and Genevieve Kibby; aunts and uncles, Robert and Marcie Pittman, Rick and Maragaret Beaulieu, Fred and Gwen Willis, Gary and Peggy Willis, Judy Willis and Carroll Willis; cousins, Dana, Dee Ann, Chris, Kathy, Paul, Chris, Laura, Jaime, Jason and Brian. Michelle was a Magna Cumme Laude graduate of Texas State University with a degree in nutrition. She then took a job with the Food and Drug Administration as a Consumer Safety Officer in Fresno, California. Michelle was a talented vocalist and violinist who performed many times for her church family at Woodlawn Baptist Church. Her loves were her family, pets, furniture refinishing, tennis, camping and gardening. However her greatest love was the Lord Jesus, on whom she always relied. She was deeply loved by all who knew her and is now with the One who loves her most. The family will receive friends 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, 2005, at Harrell Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 9:00 a.m., Monday, January 24, 2005, at Live Oak Cemetery in Manchaca. A memorial service will be held at Woodlawn Baptist Church on Monday, January 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements with Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 443-1366.