Karen Carter
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She was a farmer’s wife, she took meals to the farm during harvest or ran to get parts when something broke. While she was always busy working and raising 4 kids, she always had time for each of us. It seemed she never slept but she would take a “5 minute” nap and literally she would lay down and take a 5 minute nap sometimes.
She taught things like being on time, which actually meant early.
She read to her kids every night even when they couldn’t read - not sure what age she stopped but it was something I loved - she also did different voices for the characters.
Mama would roll our hair in pink sponge rollers every Saturday night for Sunday church.
Mom was big on feeding people. She would cook you a meal at 10 pm if you asked. She always had brownies made and if you came to our house you can bet you would be asked several times if you needed something to eat or drink.
Every summer the boys would come and stay a week with KK. She would let them have powdered sugar “do-dos” or Oreos for breakfast.
She would let them help her in the kitchen. On more than one occasion I’ve been informed that “that’s not how KK does it”.
She was a whirlwind and a multi-tasker. She could cook, talk on the phone and get on to us all at the same time. She walked very fast and I remember trying to keep up with her.
She took care of her mother who was widowed when Mom was 22 and then later cared for her mother-in-law when she was widowed.
We think she has ESP - she always knew when something was wrong with any of us. We always said we didn’t need to worry about anything because she would worry for us.
She would take charge and get things done. You could depend on her. She had a servant’s heart and often did the jobs no one else wanted to do. She washed many many many dishes at church and at home.
She kept every card she ever received - very sentimental. She’s probably the strongest person I’ve ever known.
She celebrated every holiday and made them special. Valentines candy, Easter baskets, Christmas stockings.
When Ceci went to Texas Tech, she would write a letter every day. They were usually short but always newsy. Later on, we had conversations where she’d tell me all about someone and I’d ask who are you talking about? She’d say “they’ve lived here forever. At least since 1990.” I left Seymour in 1979.
When the boys were born, she came to cook, clean, and rock babies She gave each of my boys their first tub bath.
My friends all loved how young she was compared to their parents. She was 10 years younger than most of them and had that amazing energy.
When she taught, you could hear her coming down the hall. Everyone in your classroom knew it was her because of how fast the clip of the heels was. She just moved!
When she was sad, she often went and played old hymns on the piano.
I moved to Seymour almost 10 years ago. It seems crazy to think about that. My kids were 7 and 6 when we moved in two houses down from Karen. From the very first day Karen and Linda were at our door trying to do all they could to make us feel welcomed and loved. Karen brought food…
Took care of the kids.
Took care of our dog, Ranger…
Took care of me…
Karen was love.
She graded her students papers in pencil or blue ink - not red! She didn’t want to discourage them.
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
When she was sad, she often went and played old hymns on the piano.
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.