Karen Draper Warner, age 74 of Belmont, North Carolina formerly of Lafayette, TN, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Levine-Dickson Hospice in Huntersville, NC. Karen is in the care of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN.

Funeral Services for Karen Draper Warner will be conducted Saturday morning, June 27, 2026 at 11:00 am from the Chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette with Elder Ottis Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Anderson & Son Memorial Park.

Visitation will begin Saturday from 9:00 am until service time at 11:00 am.

The family requests memorials be made to St. Cecelia Motherhouse. You may make these memorials by calling or coming by the funeral home.

She is preceded in death by: Husband, James Michael “Mike” Warner, III, Parents, Edward “Dewey” Draper & Nancy “Mazell” Bohanon Draper, Brother, Michael Ray Draper.

Survivors include: Sons, James “Jim” Michael Warner IV & wife, Daphne, Matthew Edward Warner all of Belmont, NC; Sister, Judy Driver & husband, Kevin of Lafayette, Niece, Kim Oldham, Nephew, Kristifer Dillehay & wife, Rebecca, as well as several great nieces and great nephews.