Jimmie Dean Karner

Jimmie Dean Karner, 73, of Groesbeck, passed from this life Oct. 20, 2010, after a lengthy battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. She was born Jan. 26, 1937, to Benton Farrel Douglas and Irene (Frasier) Douglas in Tennessee. Jimmie Dean and her family lived in Philadelphia, Pa., until moving to the Dallas area around 1972. Jimmie Dean loved working in her garden and spending time with her family, traveling around the state of Texas to all her kids and grandkids events.She was a loving mother, grandmother, and caregiver. She opened her doors to all she met and treated them like family.She was an all-around wonderful person with a big heart.For the last several years, she enjoyed a very special relationship with James "Buddy" Lenamond, embracing his family as her own. She was preceded in death by her husband of 18 years, Philpot Marquis Karner III, of Mexia. She is survived by a daughter, Christina L. Taylor and husband, Gregg, of Big Lake; a son, Peter J. Carr and wife, Sherrill, of Dallas; two step-daughters, Shelley A. Abraham and husband, Terry, of Coppell, and Lisa K. Phillips and husband, David, of Hurst; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Glenda Krueger of Elm Grove, Wis., and Wanda Shapiro of Philadelphia, Pa.; one brother; Robert Douglas of Haltom City; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jimmie Dean, or "Nanny," as she was known to her grandkids, will be forever missed. Take care of all the birds up there. We love you and miss you terribly. Here's a HUG from us to you.....We Love you Bunches! In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made in the name of Jimmie D. Karner to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 560089, Dallas, TX 75356. Visit www.groesbeckfuneralhome.com to leave messages of condolence on the guestbook. Groesbeck Funeral Home, 254-729-2525 January 26, 1937 - October 20, 2010 Sign the Guest Book at www.wacotrib.com