Karen Huber passed away May 26, 2016, in Greenville, S.C., after a short illness. Karen Smith was born to Marnie Rankin Smith and Burton P. Smith, Jr., on Nov. 11, 1936, in Junction City, Kan. Her mother died in childbirth and Karen was adopted by Elnora Freeman Smith at the age of 2. She grew up in various cities in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado, and graduated from Byrd High School in Shreveport, La. She then graduated from Kansas State University where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
After graduation, she married Duane A. Huber in 1959 in Amarillo, Texas. Duane received his Master's Degree from Kansas State and then graduated from Officer Candidate School. They then lived in Washington, D.C., where he was stationed in the Navy. After leaving the Navy, they lived in Houston, Texas; Rochester, N.Y.; and finally settled in Simpsonville, S.C..
Karen especially enjoyed the Gunnison country and came to visit often after her parents bought a place here. She could often be seen playing golf, tennis, or bridge. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Duane Huber; two children, David and Laura Huber, all of Simpsonville; and two grandchildren, Natalia and Tyler Meeks. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Houston (Galen) of Gunnison, sister-in-law Sheryl Lloyd, of California, sister-in-law Loretta Davis of California, brother-in-law Ted Huber of Illinois, and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 4, at the Gunnison Cemetery at 2 p.m.
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