Doris Karen Kravig

Doris Karen (Jones) Kravig, age 91, passed away September 19, 2015 in Bolivar, Missouri, of age related issues. She was born August 23, 1924 in Limon, Colorado, the only child of Edgar and Olga (Hansen) Jones. She grew up north of Limon near Walks Camp and lived most of her life until 2003 in Lincoln County, Colorado. Doris Karen was baptized as an infant and confirmed in 1937 in the Walks. Camp Lutheran Church. In her growing years, she helped her dad with ranch and farm work and loved riding horses. She also learned a love of gardening and cooking from her mother. When she was elementary school age, her dad often rode a horse and towed her to school on a sled when there was snow on the ground. She attended high school in Limon and graduated in May of 1942. On November 21, 1942, she married Harold Kravig of Karval, Colorado, in San Diego, California, where he was in the US Navy. The marriage lasted over 58 years, until Harold's death on December 20, 2000. After Harold's release from the Navy and time in college, the couple lived in Karval for nearly 20 years, then moved to Hugo, Colorado, where Harold taught and coached for many years. Karen moved from Hugo to Bolivar, MO in November, 2003. She became a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bolivar in February, 2004, and was a long time member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Hugo, Colorado prior to that. Harold and Karen had three sons--Harold Jr. (Hal) in 1943, Stanley (Stan) in 1945 and Dennis in 1947. Hal died in an auto accident in September of 1965 at age 22. Stan and spouse Claudia live in Bolivar, Missouri, and Dennis and spouse Lisa in Karval, Colorado on the original home place. Over the years, Doris Karen was a homemaker, rural mail carrier, school bus driver, piano teacher, dental assistant, and volunteer teacher and director of the school choir. Her hobbies included gardening (especially growing flowers), baking and decorating wooding cakes, sewing and quilting, and playing and singing for weddings and funerals. She also played piano and organ for church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Kravig, parents Edgar and Olga Jones, oldest son Harold Jr. (Hal), and her first granddaughter, April Kravig, in 1974. She leaves behind two sons--Stan (Claudia) and Dennis (Lisa), eight grandchildren--Robert (Kali), Erik (Krista), Hal (Liz), Seth and Aaron (Danielle) Kravig, Audrey VanLengen (Neil), Kara Hass (Bruce), Mary Solze (Jess), and 21 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm, Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Zion Lutheran Church, in Bolivar, with Pastor Tom Rhodes officiating. Funeral Service will be on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Karval Fellowship Church, in Karval Colorado, with burial to follow at the Karval Community Cemetery. Services under the care and direction of the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar. Friends may sign the guest book at www.butlerfuneralhome.com PDF Printable Version

Doris Karen Kravig

August 23, 1924 - September 19, 2015