Karen Baucum Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Karen Baucum of Circleville, Ohio, who passed away on July 21, 2021 at the age of 52. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her mother Sally Hardesty (Smith); and her grandparents, Paul, Georgie Hardesty (Stant), Zed, Faye Smith (Byers-Shirey) and Lucille Mathews.

She is survived by: her father Mike Hardesty (Connie) of Waverly; her husband Keith Baucum of Circleville; her children, Anita Shoemaker (Duncan) of Logan, Stuart, Stephen Baucum of Canal Winchester and Samuel Baucum (U. S. Navy); her sisters, Kathy Peters (Rusty) of Chillicothe, Melissa Branham (Ron) of Waverly and Angela Malone (Kent) of Waverly; her nephew Steven Peters of Chillicothe; and her mother-in-law Carol Carles of Pataskala. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

In lieu of flowers we ask that memorial donations be made to Heartland Hospice, 116 Morris Road, Circleville, 43113 or Trellis/Christian Women's Job Corp., 436 East Ohio Street Circleville, OH 43113.