Karen Lynn (Chambers) Fletcher, 53, of Blaine, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 at her home. She was born January 7, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Pauline Hamilton. She was a homemaker, a United States Army Veteran, and a member of the Christian Faith Outreach.
She is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Fletcher of Blaine, KY; two daughters, Kathryn (James Jr.) Staniford of Lexington, KY and Patricia Starr of Blaine, KY; son, Robert (Erica) Fletcher of Ashland, KY; sister, Denise Szmiot of Red Wing; four brothers, Bruce Gill of South Dakota, Jerry Gill of Denver, CO, Keven O'Brien Gill of Hastings, and Jonothon Gill of Arizona, and two grandchildren, Braelyn Rose Fletcher and Javien Cruze Staniford. She is preceded in death by her mother; adoptive parents, Harry and Kathryn Nadine Chambers; sister, Tracey Gill, and a brother, Jeff Carpenter.
Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Prairie Island Community Center with Reverend Johnson Loud officiating. Services were also held in Kentucky. Burial was held at Fort Snelling. Pallbearers were Clinton Boyd, Ryan Gill, Jeff Emerfoll, and Jeremy Garcia. Arrangements by the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel.