Karen Alice Hawkins, age 62, passed away November 5, 2025 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO.

She was born December 7, 1962 in Poplar Bluff, MO to the late Carl Riepe and Pearl Cornell-Riepe.

Karen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had been employed by White Associates.

She is survived by two sons, Christopher Hawkins and Brandon Hawkins; two brothers, Kerry and Larry; two sisters, Molly and Sharon; and three grandchildren, Aeden, Noah, and Preston.

No public services are scheduled. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.