Mrs. Karen Annett (Jones) Bartley, age 64, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Monroe County Medical Center. Karen was born at the War Memorial Hospital in Tompkinsville on March 6, 1961, a daughter of Cecil Dee and the late Emogene (Long) Jones. She married Terry Wayne Bartley on August 27, 1977, in Jackson County, Tennessee. Karen was a 1979 graduate of Tompkinsville High School, and retired from the Monroe County Board of Education, serving the majority as a pre-school instructor at Joe Harrison Carter Elementary. Karen enjoyed antiquing, and going to flea markets for their next find, and shopping sprees with her sister.
Karen is survived by her husband of forty-eight years, Terry Wayne Bartley; her father, Cecil Dee Jones; sister, Janice Reagan and husband Harold; brother, Calvin Jones and wife Missy; special niece, Heather Reagan and fiancé, Chris Graves; special nephew, Brandon Jones and wife Martha; special great-nieces and great-nephews, Austin, Kendra, Galen, Brody, Emmie, and Kiera, all of Tompkinsville; one brother-in-law, five sisters-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, and great-nieces, and great-nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Emogene Long Jones.
Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon, on Monday, November 3, 2025 at Bartley & Sons Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, with burial to follow in the Bethlehem Cemetery, with Jackson Page to officiate the services.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. and again on Monday, after 8:00 a.m. until the service time at 12:00 noon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery or to the Bethlehem Cemetery in memory of Karen.
Pallbearers: Chris Graves, Barry Wood, Michael Bartley, Sterlin Copas, Benji Bartley, and Robin Page.
Bartley & Sons Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the care of Karen, and her family at this time.
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