Karen Charlotte La Fargue, 66, of Chimes, AR was born on March 9, 1950 at the United States Naval Air Station in North Kingstown, Rhode Island to Norman and Norma Trickle. She moved frequently in her youth, spending a brief amount of time in Panama before her family settled in Oregon.
Karen was a talented artist, avid gardner, and Green Party activist who hitchhiked to Arkansas in 1974, during the Back-to-Land movement. She homesteaded in the woods of Chimes and it was there that she married and gave birth to three of her five children at the cabin that she helped build. In the early 1990's, she was a regular volunteer at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center in Leslie, volunteering three times a week helping to organize theatrical productions and gallery events. In her later years, she campaigned for the Green Party of Arkansas.
Karen departed this life on May 31, 2016 in Little Rock, Arkansas after complications during a scheduled surgery.
Karen was preceded in death by her Mother and Father, Sister Dana Buell, two brothers Kirk Trickle and Ron Trickle, and her committed partner Charles Smith.
Karen is survived by her sister Janice Costello and brother Brad Trickle; her five children, Sandra Gamel, Kevin Groleu, Lori Salisbury, Genevieve LaFargue, and Adrienne Freeman; grandchildren Benjamin, Somer, Johnathan, Gabriella, Daniel, Katie, Dane and Audrey; great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
Visitation will be held at her daughter Genevieve's home in Clinton, on Saturday June 4 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Chimes, Arkansas at John Foley's home on June 11, 2016, starting at 11:00 a.m. with Jim Kuhel officiating. Contingency plan for rain is the Chimes Community Center.
Arrangements entrusted to Clinton Funeral Service. To sign Karen's Book of Memories, please go to www.clintonfuneralservice.com.
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