Karen Rice

Obituary Karen Gene Rice, 58, of Pine Knoll Shores died Friday, June 24, 2016, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Brooks Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ken Turner officiating. She was born January 25, 1958 in Baldwin, NY to Eugene and Norma Krumenacker Cairns. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bridgeport and was employed as a Registered Nurse at Carteret Health Care for 12 years. She loved looking for shells on the beach, boating and living in Pine Knoll Shores. She was very proud of her family and is survived by her husband, Thomas Raymond Rice; daughter, Kristine Red Elk and husband Weston of Coos Bay, Oregon; father, Eugene Cairns, of Morehead City; brother, William Cairns and wife Anne of Lothian, MD; father and mother-in-law, Raymond T. and Mary J. Rice of Pine Knoll Shores. A reception will follow the service. She is preceded in death by her mother. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ocular Melanoma Foundation (http://www.ocularmelanoma.org/) Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. ,Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Brooks Funeral Home 201 Professional Circle Morehead City, NC 28557 Services You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Karen Rice