Karen Malugen Obituary
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Funeral services will be conducted at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Tennessee on Friday, October 24th at 1:00PM with family and friends sharing memories.
Burial will follow in Greenbrier cemetery with Alex Tamboli, Stephen Chowning, Mike Payne, Wade Taylor, Robert Butterworth, and David Allen serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, October 23rd from 4-8PM and again on Friday from 10:00AM until the hour of service at 1:00PM.
Karen was born on December 26, 1967 in Springfield, Tennessee to Wilburn (Mitzi) Malugen and Jaquelyn Payne. She was an administrative assistant for numerous different businesses; her latest at Christian Family Medical. She loved the outdoors, especially gardening and tending to her flowers. Karen was always traveling with her family, going to the beach and the mountains and loved horses. She loved her family and grandchildren dearly and spent a lot of time with friends and family. She had the best personality, beautiful smile, loved everyone, and was a member of Greenbrier First Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Clyde & Myrtle Malugen; maternal grandparents, M.B. & Ruby Payne; and sister-in-law, Michelle Malugen.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her daughter, Nicole Hulsey and fiancé`, Alex Tamboli; siblings, Tim Malugen, Velvet Malugen, Chris Wills, and Jennifer Hines; grandchildren, Ridge and Rowdy Tamboli; and many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins.
If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to help cover funeral expenses made to Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Tennessee.
AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Greenbrier is in charge of these arrangements. 2619 Hwy 41S., Greenbrier, Tn 37073 (615) 643-4000 www.austinandbell.com
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Staff of Austin & Bell Funeral Homes, Inc.
October 22, 2025
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