Karen Lee Harrison, age 64, of Exeter, Missouri, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Youngest of nine siblings, Karen was born to Albert and Doris (Warren) Fairbrother on May 19, 1957, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Karen had two great loves of her life; Keith Garrison, who passed from lung cancer in December of 2006, and Lyle "Keith" Harrison, who also preceded her in death in October of 2020.

Karen was an artist at heart, and she loved to paint. Landscapes were always her most beloved subject. She had a small studio in her parents' home in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and spent many hours watching Bob Ross on television. Karen was a homemaker who enjoyed various hobbies, including black powder weaponry, throwing tomahawks and leather working. She was a hunter, gatherer and gardener who canned the fruits of all those labors. Karen even enjoyed making French and authentic americana clothing, moccasins, and bags. Karen was a dear soul, and her presence will be missed.

Survivors include one son, Casey Fairbrother and his wife Michele (Shelli), of Massachusetts; three siblings, Alberta Burke, of Three Rivers, Massachusetts, Gary Fairbrother, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, and Kenneth Fairbrother, of North Brookfield, Massachusetts; and one special niece, Bobby Branham, of Cassville, Missouri.

In addition to her parents, Albert and Doris Fairbrother, Karen was preceded in death by two husbands, Keith Garrison and Lyle "Keith" Harrison; and siblings, Jean Muise, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Robert Fairbrother, of West Brookfield, Massachusetts, Douglass Fairbrother, of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, Carol Tillotson, of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and Donald Fairbrother, of Springfield, Vermont.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.