Karen Tuck, 59, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 in Fayetteville. She was born March 19, 1956 in Tulsa, OK. to Marion Lester and Viola Hopkins Smith. Having been born in Tulsa, she moved to Colorado where she spent most of her adult life. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Marion “Smitty” Smith; and two brothers, Paul and Darrell Smith. Survived by her husband, Larry Tuck; mother, Viola Smith of Fayetteville; a son, Gabriel Tuck of Fayetteville; a daughter, Ashley Hignite of Prairie Grove; stepson, David Tuck of Kettering, OH.; and a brother, Scott Smith of Elkins; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Beard’s Chapel with Gary Jewell officiating. Interment will follow in Zinnamon Cemetery in West Fork under the direction of Beard’s Chapel.