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Karen Weisser Layton, 72, of North Myrtle Beach died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. She was born on March 18, 1947, in Grand Forks, N.D., the daughter of the late William Charles Weisser and Norma Evelyn McDonald.
Karen graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Shortly afterward she and Joe moved to Atlanta, Ga., and raised two sons. She lived there until retirement in 2006, when they relocated to North Myrtle Beach. She worked as a merchandiser with American Greetings and loved working with her flowers and traveling around the world.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Joseph Layton; sons, Todd (Leigh) Layton of Atlanta, Ga., and Bill (Elizabeth) Layton of St. Louis, Mo.; brother, John (Barbara) Weisser of Marquette, Mich.; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at McMillan-Small Funeral Home. The family received friends for one hour prior to the service.
Send messages to the family at www.msfh.net.
