Karen Whorton

Funeral Services for Karen Whorton, 57, Quanah, Texas will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Assembly of God, in Arapaho, Oklahoma, officiated by Pastor Gilbert Johnson. Burial will follow in the Chapel Hill Cemetery east of Clinton, OK, under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Karen Ranae (Andrews) Whorton was born on December 31, 1959, in Clinton, Oklahoma to Leon Samuel Andrews and Ruby Jewell (Fields) Andrews and passed away March 19, 2017, in Quanah, Texas. Karen was raised in Clinton, Oklahoma and graduated from Clinton High School in 1977. She continued her education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK receiving her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Karen worked at the OK Turkey Plant and Dairy Queen while in Clinton. She began her teaching carreer in the Binger Elementary School before moving to Quanah, Texas in 1982. She taught in Quana for several years. Karen married Johnny Whorton on June 11, 1988, in Quanah, Texas. They have made Quanah their home. She is survived by her husband Johnny Whorton, of the home, one son Andy Whorton and his wife Sarah, Greenville, Texas, her mother Ruby Sawatzky, Clinton, OK, one brother Jack Andrews, Clinton, OK She was preceded in death by her father Leon Andrews, and step-dad Delmar Sawatzky.