Karen Guin Ritenour Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Karen Guin Ritenour of Sylva, North Carolina, who passed away on September 2, 2025, at the age of 49, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Karen Guin Ritenour to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Patty Smith Petigo and Gary Slick Guin; and her nephew Jackson Starling. She is survived by: her husband Andy Ritenour; her daughter Mackenzie Carnathan of Asheville, NC; the father of her child Dewey Petigo of Columbus, MS.; her siblings, Rodney Guin of Mantachie, MS, Jan Starling (Joe) of Guntown, MS, Misty Blair (David) of Mantachie, MS and Jennifer Guin of Fulton, MS.; her parents-in-law, Cathy, Bruce Gregor of Williamsburg, VA, Donald and Kimberly Ritenour of Whitestone, VA.; and her siblings-in-law, Meredith Williams (Brian) of Richmond, VA, Lindsey Rodriguez (Gabe) of Mechanicsville, VA, Chris Ritenour (Aubrey) of Whitestone, VA and Alex Ritenour (Kyndall) of Sandston, VA. She is also survived by 14 nieces and nephews, 3 great-nieces, and 2 great-nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Memory of Karen Ritenour to the Kernersville Medical Center Evans Hopkins Breast Cancer Fund at the Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation: 1701 South Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or http://www.supportnovanthealth.org.
