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Justin Lee Karr

Funeral Services for Justin Lee Karr, 17, of Knoxville, who died on Thursday, November 15, 2001, at his home, were held on Monday, November, 19, at First United Methodist Church.

Revs. Peter J. Peterson and Gary Roozeboom officiated at the services. Jim Kidder was organist, Interment was at Graceland Cemetery. Casketbearers were Aaron Colbert, Nick Cortez, Josh DeVos, Eric Karr, Kyle Morse and Allen Rowley. Honorary casketbearers were Adam Lucas and Jon Sinnard.

Justin was born on October 21, 1984 in Knoxville.

He was the son of Charlene Mardell (Rankin) Karr and Steve Lyn Karr. He attended school in Knoxville and was curently a junior.

He loved animals, hunting, fishing, and playing with his dog, "Sammy". He volunteered his time to help with the youth soccer at the Knoxville Rec Center. He had been selected as a trainee with the Knoxville Rural Fire Department. He participated in football, wrestling, and baseball. he liked to listed to country music, expecially Garth Grooks. More than all of those Justin loved spending time with his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles Rankin.

He is survived by his mother, Mardell Karr of Knoxville; his father, Steve Karr of Knoxvile; two brothers, Scott and Ecir Karr, both of knoxville; grandparents, Leland and Frieda Karr of Knoxville and Nona Rankin of Knoxvile; and a great-grandmother, Josephine Wallace of Phoenix, Ariz.

Memorials may be made to the Knoxville Rural Fire Department. Arrangemnets were made by Williams Funeral Home.