Karen Smith Dunning Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on August 17, 2025, at the age of 60, Karen Smith Dunning of Princeton, Kentucky passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

In the sacred silence of farewell, Karen is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Karen's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Don Smith and Elsie Vanderveer Smith. She is survived by: her children, Shane Goodwin (Amy) of Hopkinsville and Savannah Dunning of Princeton; her grandchildren, Lewis, Addie and Timothy Goodwin; and her sisters, Kathy Smith Goodwin (Kent) of Princeton and Lisa Smith Hancock (Trevor) of Cerulean, KY..