Kristen King

Kristen Monae King, 27, died Monday, March 14, 2016.

Services were held at First Baptist Church, 1208 S. Tyler St., with Dr. Howard K. Batson, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary.

Kristen was born June 23, 1988, in Lubbock to Aaron Samules and La Sonia King. Kristen and her family moved from Amarillo at an early age. She attended Eastridge Elementary School, Horace Mann and Travis Middle Schools, and was a 2005 graduate of Palo Duro High School.

Khrissy was a member of Berachah Church of God in Christ, where she served faithfully under the spiritual leadership of Elder Rupert C. Brashears Jr. Elder Brashears stated that Khrissy was an obedient, loyal and loving woman of few words. She was preparing to be a part of the Bible Drill Team. She worked for YMCA as a child care assistant director for more than seven years. Khrissy was employed with Atmos Energy.

Rock on, rock star, rock on.

Khrissy had an award-winning smile and was known as a rock star, and that is why she said she drove a Bugatti.

Survivors include two sons, Za’Ryan Willams Owens and Zaydyn Williams Owens; a daughter, Zoey Owens, all of the home; the love of her life, Ralph L. Owens of Amarillo; her father, Aaron Samuels of Lubbock; her mother, LaSonia King of Amarillo; five brothers, Private Secong Class Johnathan Lacy and wife Brittney of Tacoma, Wash., Brandon Milton of Lubbock, Aaron Samuels Jr. and Jaron Samuels, both of Slaton, and Kyron Lawson of Tahoka; three sisters, Tianna Williams and husband Wesley of Amarillo and Debra Lacy and Tacoiya Harris and husband Broderick, all of Lubbock; her grandparents, Cecil and Minnie Devereaux of Fort Worth; and a host of loving nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and friends.