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Karen Kay Orange, 82, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in San Angelo.
Karen was born March 17, 1942 to Jesse and Thelma Stanley in Gary, Indiana. Karen and her siblings Betty, Arlene, and Harvey moved constantly throughout the west coast. She moved to San Angelo at the age of 71 to help her son PJ raise his son, David. She lived in San Angelo for 12 years.
Karen loved singing, bingo, acting, collectibles, antiques, and holidays with family. She was a psychiatric nurse for 12 years in California and worked in psychiatric field till she was found to have breast cancer in 2008. She beat that cancer and beat it again around 2017. In January of 2025 Karen went in to the hospital for hip issues just to find the cancer came back but was at stage 4 this time.
Karen had 5 children and 20 grandchildren who knew her as "Grandma K".
Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma and Jesse Stanley; her brother, Harvey Stanley; her sister, Betty; her daughter, Cara Murray; and grandchildren, Shawn Murray and Aaron Murray.
Karen was survived by her sister, Arlene Landingham; her children, Kevin Murray, Laraine Sparr, PJ Sipin, and Jesse Sipin; and her grandchildren, Shane Murray, Joshua Murray, Francine Murray, Kayla Hall, Jeff Howell, Brent Harrington, Brandi Sparr, Destiny Murray, JJ Sipin, Ashlynn, Sipin,Zabrina Sipin, William Murray, Travis Murray, Skyler Murray, David Hunter and Clara Sipin.
Since many of the family came to visit from outside of Texas during her time on Hospice, which we are eternally grateful for the care and support of Concho Heart Hospice, we did not have a funeral or ceremony. Our ceremony was during the time she was living and as forward in memory of her.