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Karen Mechelle Thigpen

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Karen Mechelle "Shelly" Thigpen, 47, of Cabot, passed from this life on Saturday, June 29, 2019. She was born Saturday, May 20, 1972, in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Melvin and Karin Siebel Smith. Shelly was a loving daughter, mother, sister and friend who will be missed by all who were privileged to know her. She was preceded in death by her mother. Survivors include her daughter, Kristen S. (Thomas) Lail of Sherwood; father, Melvin (Judy) Smith of Jacksonville; and brother, Michael T. (Jane) Smith of Bigelow along with a host of extended family and friends. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Manning officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Cabot. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials in Shelly's memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org. Arrangements by Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home, (501) 982-2136. Online guestbook: www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com

Published July 2, 2019

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