Karen “KK” Wheat

Karen Lucille “K K” Wheat, age 37, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Born on February 9, 1987, in Texarkana, Texas, to loving parents Franklin Delanore Wheat and Linda Kay McKinney-Wheat, she grew up in McNab, Arkansas, attending school in nearby Saratoga. Later, she moved to Hope, where she became a homemaker with a deep love for nature. K K enjoyed fishing, cooking, and tending to her garden and plants. She was a gentle soul who cherished animals and spending time with her family, especially her nieces and nephews.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Franklin Wheat, Jr., and her sister, Misty Wheat. She is survived by her son, Danny Lee Flowers, Jr. of Hope; sisters: Nancy Wheat of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, Becky Juarez (Rufino) of Hope, and Margie Wheat of Old Washington, Arkansas; brothers: Dewayne Wheat (Cindy) of Deann, Arkansas, Frankie Wheat of Texarkana, Arkansas, and Brandy Wheat of Mineral Springs. She also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends who will miss her dearly.

A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held in her honor at 12:00 PM on Friday, August 2, 2024, at Brandon’s Mortuary in Hope.