Karen E. DeWitt

Karen E. DeWitt, of Freetown, was called home on Sunday evening, September 1, 2024. The following tribute written by Karen’s dear friend, Elizabeth Powell Walter, describes Karen perfectly. Sometimes there simply aren’t words sufficient enough to share what we feel after the loss of someone we love. From the first time I met Karen many years ago to the precious last time I saw her, and hugged her a few months ago, she left an imprint on my heart and life that I will carry with me always. I truly have not met a more humble and purer example of the hands and feet of Christ than Karen. Her love for the Lord, her love for her beloved husband and best friend Pastor Barry, her love for the church as she served alongside Barry, and her love for her friends and family was unmatched, and good, and pure, and God honoring. She was the most spirit lead person I have ever met. She spoke life into me every time we talked, always reminding me of the Lord’s goodness and mercy despite our circumstances. The last time I saw her a few months ago my spirit felt so broken and bruised. I had just walked through the hardest year of my life. Karen sensed it, as she always did, and although in pain herself she chose to breathe life back into what felt so irrevocably broken in me. She reminded me of the Lord’s truth, and spoke those truths over me and into me. She reminded me we are never too far gone, we forgive because holding onto the hurt and bitterness only destroys us not those who have committed the offense against us. We can claim small victories even while still in the battle, and most importantly she reminded me I am chosen, forgiven, loved, and above all, redeemed by our gracious Father. Heaven is brighter and my world a bit dimmer without her beautiful light and infectious joy touching all those she knew. I am forever changed by her friendship, and although my heart aches and the tears have poured out of me because I will forever miss her, if there is one thing I know with every fiber of my being it is that my beautiful friend walked straight into the arms of the Savior she loved so much, and heard the words “Well done thy good and faithful servant.” She is home, and I know I will see her again one day, and until that day I will thank my Father with a heart full of gratitude for the honor and true privilege of knowing her and being loved by her. Karen was born on February 2, 1963, in New Albany, and was the daughter of Willie and Maude (Guernsey) Deaton. On September 16, 1989, in Scottsburg, she married Barry DeWitt, and he survives in Freetown. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the caring staff at Spurgeon Funeral Home, Inc. Online memorials and condolences may be given at www.spurgeonfh.com

Karen E. DeWitt

February 2, 1963 - September 1, 2024