PEMBROKE - First Lady Karen Tene Boles, the last child of the late Mr. William (Gene) Cole Taylor, Sr., and Miss Mary Louise Jackson was born September 7, 1959 in Dallas, Texas. She was a caring, intelligent, and talented young woman, full of faith in God. Karen completed her early education in Texas and is a product of the Dallas Independent School District. Later she attended El Centro College and St. Leo University, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. She was currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Business. She was the First Lady of First African Baptist Church in Glennville, GA. She was employed at the Chatham County District Attorney's Office for the past 14 years. Karen was joined in Holy Matrimony to the absolute love of her life, the Reverend Clarence Edward Boles, Jr, on February 23, 1980. To this union were added four loving children. "God's tomorrow is a day of greeting: we shall see the Savior's face. And our loving hearts await the meeting in that holy, happy place..."Early Tuesday morning, November 17, 2009, God called her home to be with Him. She was preceded in death by her two siblings, Beverly Louise Taylor and Kenneth Cole Taylor, Jr., both of Dallas, Texas. Karen leaves to cherish her memories a loving and devoted husband of 29 years the Rev. Clarence E. Boles, Jr., of Dallas, Texas; four children, Brannon Taylor (Sarah), Malissa Boles MacKay (Eric), Jessica Boles, Jonathan Boles. A loving mother, Mary Louise Tyler; one brother, William Cole Taylor, Jr., (Marilyn); one grandchild, Donovan Taylor; nieces, April Day and BriOnna Taylor; nephews, Kenneth C. Taylor, Jr., and Renalden Taylor; as well as many other cousins, aunts, uncles, a host of friends, and countless brothers and sisters in Christ. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:00 am at the First Union Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, GA. Wake services will be held Sunday, November 22, 2009 at First African Baptist Church in Glennville, GA, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held in Dallas, TX, on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Abundant Life Church of God in Christ at 1 p.m., with burial in the Laura Land Cemetery in Dallas, TX. www.KingBrothersFH.com King and Son's Funeral Home of Glennville, GA & Golden Gate Funeral Home Dallas, TX. Savannah Morning News (SMN), Sunday, November 22, 2009.