Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska Feb 1900, Obituaries, Robert Carnes & A. S. Karns Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for publication in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. ************** Submitted to USGenWeb Archives by A. Diane Fleming Robert Carnes, son of A. S. Karns Plattsmouth Herald, Thursday Feb 22, 1900 Robert Carnes passed away very suddenly at 10:30 o'clock this morning at his home, corner of Tenth and Granite streets, after a three day illness with pneumonia. Mr. Carnes was forty years of age, and leaves a wife to mourn his loss. He has been a resident of Cass County nearly all his life, and was a highly respected citizen. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment will be made at the Eikenbary cemetery, south of town. Plattsmouth Herald Feb 24, 1900 The funeral services over the remains of Robert Carnes were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Methodist church, Rev. Sleeth conducting the services. Many relatives and sympathizing friends following the remains to the Eikenbary cemetery, where interment was made. A. S. Karns Plattsmouth Herald Feb 27, 1900 A. S. Carnes, one of the pioneer citizens of Plattsmouth, died at 10 o'clock last night at his home, corner Tenth and Granite streets. Mr. Carnes had been a sufferer for some time with a complication of diseases. He was seventy-one years of age, and was the father of Robert Carnes, whose death occurred last week. Mr. Carnes came to Nebraska in 1855 and has been a resident of Cass county ever since. He leaves three children-two sons and one daughter- and four brothers to mourn his demise. He served over three years in the First Nebraska regiment during the civil war. Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment will be made by the side of his son in *Oak Hill cemetery. (*A. S. Karns is actually buried at Pleasant Ridge cemetery)