Karen Novelle Cruse, 78, a retired registered Nurse, died Sunday, August 29, 2004 in Azle.Funeral: Memorial Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, White's Azle Chapel. Karen was born February 21, 1926 in Sherman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lee Cruse.Survivors: daughters, Debbie Scheebel and husband Rick, Donna Akins and husband Bill; grandchildren, Heather Akins and Robin Mathews; sister Mary Helen Snell.