{"id":22611,"date":"2026-07-30T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=22611"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:01:09","slug":"karen-lynn-claypole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/karen-lynn-claypole\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Lynn Claypole"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Karen<\/p>\n

Karen Lynn Claypole, age 75, left this world to rejoin her husband, Neal Claypole on Thursday, July 30, 2026.<\/p>\n

She was born on May 6, 1951 to Wes and Ruth Parcel in Ottumwa, Iowa. Later that year, she was lovingly adopted by Leroy and Imogene Tipton.<\/p>\n

Karen was a spelling bee champion, before graduating from Ruskin High School in Hickman Mills, Missouri in 1969.<\/p>\n

That same year, she moved to California where she married Luther Dean Wessley in November. Together they celebrated the births of two sons, Daniel and Matthew.<\/p>\n

She later remarried in January of 1978 to Neal Claypole, and welcomed a daughter, Allison, to their family, which included Neal’s children from his previous marriage – Janet, Scott, and Chris.<\/p>\n

In life, Karen worked for Creditors Exchange as a creditor for five years, before operating a printing company with her husband, Neal.<\/p>\n

She was a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, enjoyed her westerns and her coffee. Karen also spent time reading true crime novels, even having opportunity to meet one of her favorite authors.<\/p>\n

Before leaving this life, Karen was able to find and connect with her biological siblings.<\/p>\n

Karen was preceded in death by her son, Daniel; father, Leroy; mother, Imogene; husband, Neal; and step-son, Scott.<\/p>\n

She is survived by her children, Matthew (Theresa) Wessley, and Allison (Heath) Ratliff; step-children, Janet (Tom Bielefeldt), Chris (Donna) Claypole, and Denise (wife of the late Scott) Claypole, as well as four grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Visitation will be held at 10 to 10:30 a.m. the morning of Friday, August 14, 2026, at Bross & Spidle Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, followed by 11:00 a.m. graveside service and burial at Crown Hill Cemetery in Excelsior Springs.<\/p>\n

Karen will always be remembered for her feisty spirit and the way she would look at you – one eyebrow raised and her finger pointing to remind you of what’s what.<\/p>\n

Her legacy will continue through her children, whose temperament she would say “they come by that honest”.<\/p>\n

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