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Kareene Harbison Taylor, age 98, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on March 22, 2022. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to R.E. and Velma Gary on November 23, 1923. She married Carl Harbison on June 15, 1943 in Weslaco, Texas. Carl passed away on July 11, 2003. She married Donald R. Taylor on May 21, 2005 in Kerrville, Texas. They were married for 17 years. She was an active member of Riverside Church of Christ in Kerrville, Texas.
She attended school in Weslaco, Texas and graduated in 1941. She loved the Lord with all her heart but next in line was fishing. She loved and shared Jesus with everyone she met. She loved her family unconditionally. She was a beloved mother, Nana, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother and loved to entertain. She was a houseparent with Carl at Sunny Glen Children's Home in San Benito, Texas. She also ran her own Aloe Vera business in Weslaco until she moved to Kerrville in the early 1990s. She and Carl were early members of the Church of Christ Sojourners group and traveled all over the US and Canada helping churches. She will be deeply missed by family, friends and all who knew her.
Kareene was preceded in death by her parents, RE and Velma Gary; her husband of 63 years, Carl Harbison; her son, Steve Harbison; her daughters in law, Paulette Harbison and Lynn Harbison; and her grandson in law, Gordon Womble.
Survivors include her husband, Don Taylor; her son, Gary Harbison; granddaughter Kathy Hitchcock and her husband Les, granddaughter Candy Chrisman and her husband Scott, granddaughter Heather Womble, grandson David Harbison and his wife Karen, granddaughter Melissa Martinez and her husband Carlos; great grandchildren Benjamin Hitchcock, Jonathan Hitchcock, Kayla Malakowsky and her husband Mike, Kristen Mosher and her husband Lance, Haley Wilson and her husband Chris, Christopher Rich and his wife Marion, Zac Chrisman, Logan Chrisman, Hunter Womble, Allison Womble and her boyfriend Chris Wells, Collin Womble, Cynthia Epperly and her husband Morgan, Preston Harbison and his wife Angeles, Marbella Martinez and Evangeline Martinez; great, great grandchildren Drake Garcia, Sophia Malakowsky, Silas Mosher, Asher Mosher, Hatttie Mae Wilson, Flo Rich, Penny Rich, Evvy Rich, Indy Ray Wells, and Kathryn Grace Epperly. She also leaves behind her bonus family of Don’s two daughters and a son, 9 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Riverside Church of Christ officiated by Kevin Kasparek. Visitation will precede the service from 1:30-2:30 PM at the church. Burial will be held privately.
Donations can be made to Sunny Glen Children's Home in San Benito, Texas (https://sunnyglen.org/) or Riverside Church of Christ in Kerrville, Texas.
She attended school in Weslaco, Texas and graduated in 1941. She loved the Lord with all her heart but next in line was fishing. She loved and shared Jesus with everyone she met. She loved her family unconditionally. She was a beloved mother, Nana, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother and loved to entertain. She was a houseparent with Carl at Sunny Glen Children's Home in San Benito, Texas. She also ran her own Aloe Vera business in Weslaco until she moved to Kerrville in the early 1990s. She and Carl were early members of the Church of Christ Sojourners group and traveled all over the US and Canada helping churches. She will be deeply missed by family, friends and all who knew her.
Kareene was preceded in death by her parents, RE and Velma Gary; her husband of 63 years, Carl Harbison; her son, Steve Harbison; her daughters in law, Paulette Harbison and Lynn Harbison; and her grandson in law, Gordon Womble.
Survivors include her husband, Don Taylor; her son, Gary Harbison; granddaughter Kathy Hitchcock and her husband Les, granddaughter Candy Chrisman and her husband Scott, granddaughter Heather Womble, grandson David Harbison and his wife Karen, granddaughter Melissa Martinez and her husband Carlos; great grandchildren Benjamin Hitchcock, Jonathan Hitchcock, Kayla Malakowsky and her husband Mike, Kristen Mosher and her husband Lance, Haley Wilson and her husband Chris, Christopher Rich and his wife Marion, Zac Chrisman, Logan Chrisman, Hunter Womble, Allison Womble and her boyfriend Chris Wells, Collin Womble, Cynthia Epperly and her husband Morgan, Preston Harbison and his wife Angeles, Marbella Martinez and Evangeline Martinez; great, great grandchildren Drake Garcia, Sophia Malakowsky, Silas Mosher, Asher Mosher, Hatttie Mae Wilson, Flo Rich, Penny Rich, Evvy Rich, Indy Ray Wells, and Kathryn Grace Epperly. She also leaves behind her bonus family of Don’s two daughters and a son, 9 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Riverside Church of Christ officiated by Kevin Kasparek. Visitation will precede the service from 1:30-2:30 PM at the church. Burial will be held privately.
Donations can be made to Sunny Glen Children's Home in San Benito, Texas (https://sunnyglen.org/) or Riverside Church of Christ in Kerrville, Texas.