Cherryville - Karen Kluber Smith, 67 of 768 Flint Hill Road, passed away,

Sunday, April 8, 2018 at her residence.

Born October 3, 1950 in Ada, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of the late Henry

Theodore Kluber and Erma Berg Kluber. She was employed by Cleveland

Vocational Industries. Karen was a member of Fallston Baptist Church and

Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Bill

Kluber.

Survivors include her husband of thirty years, Loice "Butch" Smith; two

sons, Steven Wayne Bowen and wife Jennifer of Shelby and Michael Alan Bowen

of Shelby; daughter, Lisa Hamrick and husband, Ronnie of Shelby; two

stepdaughters, Lori Smith Lewis and husband, Craig of Kings Mountain and

Medlea Smith of Boiling Springs; 9 grandchildren, Justin Hamrick, Jessica

Bradley (Seth), Alyssa Impeduglia, Andrew Impeduglia, Adam Bowen, Caleb

McNeilly, Jared Lewis, Joshua Lewis and Seth Dyer.

Visitation will be 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, Wednesday at Beaver Dam Baptist

Church

A funeral service will be 3:00 PM, Wednesday at Beaver Dam Baptist Church

with Rev. Tom Runyon and Rev. Tim Elmore officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Cleveland Vocational Industries, 650 N. Post Road,

Shelby NC 28150.

A guest register is available at www.stameytysingerfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center,

Inc.