Karen S. Turner Lincoln, IL - Karen S. Turner, 78, of Lincoln, passed away at The Loft of Normal on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Private family services and burial were held at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln. A Celebration of Karen's Life will be held at Westfair Baptist Church, 1815 Lafayette Ave., Jacksonville, on Saturday, August 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Karen Sue Smith was born July 9, 1946, in Jacksonville, IL, the daughter of Ernest M. and Edith Breakville Smith. She was united in marriage to Olan R. Turner on August 10, 1968. Karen is survived by her children: T.J. Turner, Traci (Dwayne) Keiffer, and Olan R. Turner, Jr.; two grandchildren: Kimberly and Jason Keiffer. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Olan; her sister, Debra Smith Glaenzer; her brother, Michael T. Smith, and a brother who died in infancy, Danny Boyd Smith. Karen graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1964 and worked at the book bindery in Jacksonville for two years before attending Baptist

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