Kristan Marie (Kris) Howerton, age 38 of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019. She was a loving & caring mother and her children were the center of her universe. Kristan was a very artistic person with the soul of a free-spirited unicorn. She worked as a LPN, tattoo apprentice, and volunteered at the RAM clinic. She is survived by husband Ben Howerton; children Amber (Chance) Buhl, Haley Howerton, and Aiden Howerton; mother Pamela Lawson (life partner Allen Henegar); father Rick Lawson; sisters Stephanie (Phil) Minshew (Lacey, WA) and Lauren (Kevin) Woods (Smyrna, TN); Steve and Debbie Howerton; grandmother Jean Lawson; aunts and uncles Gail & Richard Jones; Danny Bozena Lawson; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Mynatt Funeral Home with a Rosary service to follow at 6:30 p.m. In Lieu of flowers, please donate to Kris’ favorite charity: RAM or the Pediatric Intensive Care at Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mynattfh.com