Karen I. (Brown) Zelmore, 75, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 30, 2021.
Our beloved mother was preceded in death by her mother, Fadella Cavalier; brothers-in-law, Clark D. Zelmore and Albert L. Zelmore; sister-in-law, Yvonne Zelmore Jordan; and her dearest husband, the Rev. Arthur Zelmore.
She was born in Mill Run, Pa., and was a graduate of Connellsville Area High School Class of 1964.
Karen was the Pastor’s wife of the Smithfield Apostolic Lighthouse Church for 30 years and served as a dedicated pianist and worship leader and a faithful member of the Apostolic Gospel Church of Cheat Lake since the passing of her husband in 2001.
She is survived by her daughter, Edith D. Zelmore and her son, August A. Zelmore, both of Cheat Lake; two brothers, Michael “Mickey” Cavalier and Robert “Bobby” Cavalier, both of Scottdale, Pa.; sister-in-law, Mary Zelmore; and nieces and nephews.
The family will greet friends and family in the Dean C. Whitmarsh Funeral Home, 134 West Church St., Fairchance, Pa., from 3-8 p.m. Thursday, and in the Smithfield Apostolic Lighthouse, 112 Main St., Smithfield, Pa., from 10-11 a.m. Friday, June 4. The funeral service begins at 11 a.m. with Bishop Wheeler A. Estepp officiating.
Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Karen Zelmore Memorial Fund, 134 West Church St., Fairchance, PA, 15436.
