Karen Rae Elrod

Karen Rae Elrod, age 58, of Thomas Drive, Hoschton, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.

Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2009 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home North with interment to follow in the Memorial Park Funeral Home South Cemetery. Reverend Chuck Day and Reverend Ron Charles will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the funeral home.

Mrs. Elrod was born on July 3, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon to the late Frank Meyers and Dorothy Ransdell. She was a member of Family Ministries Church. Mrs. Elrod is preceded in death by her brother, Harold Davis and her sister-in-law, Sharon Elrod.

Mrs. Elrod is survived by her husband, Robert Elrod of Hoschton, her daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Terry Butler of Hoschton, her granddaughter, Casey June Raeanna Butler of Hoschton, her sister and brother-in-law, Cheri and Larry Borders of Eugene, Oregon, her sister and brother-in-law, Diana Richard Traver of Twin Falls, Idaho, her sister-in-law, Joyce Davis of Lebanon, Oregon, her brother-in-law, Cicero Elrod of Braselton, her special friend, Sarah Cleveland of Cleveland, her special daughter, Tina Marie McDaniel of Hoschton, and many nieces and nephews who will miss her dearly.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Family Ministries, c/o Karen Elrod Service, P.O. Box 602, Hoschton, Georgia, 30548.



Memorial Park Funeral Home North-Riverside Chapel, 989 Riverside Drive, Gainesville, Georgia, 30501 is in charge of arrangements.