Karen Hagler was born April 23, 1943 in Murphysboro to Kenneth and Gladys Brewer Hagler. Survivors include her parents of Murphysboro and a sister, Betty Nelson of Huron, South Dakota.
Miss Hagler was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Murphysboro. She died at the age of 40 in Jackson County Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Tuesday, November 1, 1983