Karen Renee Williams, age 64, went home to be with the Lord on September 23, 2021.  She was born on November 30, 1956 in Canton, Ohio to the late Alice and Norman Jackson.

Karen was a warm, compassionate, and sweet woman.  She lived a simple life.

Karen adored her daughter Willa.  She was a loving and devoted mother.   Karen taught her daughter many things as a young girl that she holds dear to her heart to this day, good manners, respect, and sound moral values.  As an adult she had become her daughter's best friend., advisor, and confidante.  Her greatest quality was to encourage Willa to make the best of everything and to face her problems head on.  Willa accredits her mom as being her biggest support, strength, and comforter when time got tough.  Karen can rest in Heaven knowing that the life lessons she taught Willa she will draw her strength from.  Willa will be forever grateful for the love that her mother poured into her.  Although it will be hard to cope without her, and she leaves her with a massive hole in her life, Willa will carry on her mother's legacy and make her proud.  Words cannot express  how deeply Karen will be missed by her daughter, and all who knew and loved her.  Her memory will live on in all of her loved ones  forever.

In addition to her parents , Karen was preceded in death by her brother, Norman Leslie Brown Jackson; sister, Sherry Hye.

She leaves to cherish her memory her only daughter and son-in-law, Willa Murray Caldwell and Larry Caldwell; sisters, Denise Jackson-Hampton and Lisa (Eric) Keith; nephews,  Carl (Valerie) Hye, Andrew Jackson, Jeff Carlisle Jr. , Shawn Carlisle; niece, Keysa Booker; great nieces and nephews, Zechariah Hye, Arayah Hye, Dallas Booker, Daija Booker, Oshja Price, JaCorie Kevin San Miguel, Jazlynn Alice Jackson, Dejuan Carlisle, Deasia Carlisle, Shawn Carlisle Jr.