Karyn D. Funk, 76, of Fountain Drive, Carlsbad, NM, passed away October 29, 2024 at her home. Visitation will be 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Thursday, October 31, 2024 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Graveside services will be scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, November 1, 2024 at Queen Cemetery with Pastor Mike Bingham officiating. A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Karyn was born February 16, 1948 in Carlsbad, NM, to Joel and Betty Jean (Riley) Farrell. She graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1966. Karyn married Jimmy Ray Funk November 15, 1967 in Fayetteville, NC before Jimmy Ray left for Vietnam. She worked at the health office for many years before retiring. Karyn was an avid painter and reader. She and Jimmy Ray both were charter members of the Queen Volunteer Fire Department. Karyn was a long-time member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. She was preceded in death by her father, Joel “Bart” Farrell; husband, Jimmy Ray Funk; step-father, Jay Walters; brothers: David and Alan Walters.
Survivors are her children: Chris Funk and wife, Char, D.D. Janway, and James “Quest” Funk; mother, Betty Jean Walters; grandchildren: Brannen Wells, Amanda Funk, Vickie Funk, Lanie Cartwright, Kim Martinez, Austin Barton, Garrett Miller, Scotti Janway, and Kaitlyn Zuniga; great-grandchildren: Hunter Wells, Dakota Wells, Tayten Adkins, Danika Hiles, Jacob Barton, Sage Miller, and Emily Miller; brother, Kenny Walters and wife, Sandra; sisters-in-law: Sharon Funk, Linda McFarland, and Faye Benefield, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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