FAYETTE — Karen Lynn Bryant, 50, of Fayette, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, at 4:30 p.m. from a brief battle with cancer.

Karen’s life was too short, yet she touched all those around her with just a smile. She loved being on the water in her kayak, photographing nature, riding ATVs with her fiancé and his family, spending time with her boys, Dylan and Kyle, and playing with her nieces and nephews.

She was looking forward to her new life with her fiancé, Mike Jewett, of Whitefield.

Karen will be forever remembered by her sons, Dylan Braley of Fayette and Kyle Braley and his partner, Allysa Barchenger, of Marysville, Wash.; her parents, Florence Bryant of Fayette and Warren Bryant and his wife, Lisa, of Jay; brothers, “Butch” Warren and his wife, Melissa, of Kimberly, Ala. and Jason Bryant and his wife, Cathy, of Livermore Falls; stepbrother, Mikael Sicotte and his wife, Allona, of Brandon, Fla.; her sister, Faith Drake and her husband, Kevin, of Lewiston, Sherri Bryant-Irons of Tacoma, Wash.; fiancé, Mike Jewett of Whitefield; and cherished nieces, nephews and special friends.

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