Beckham County, OK - Obits: William Anderson Karnes, 1924
05 June 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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KARNES, WILLIAM ANDERSON
(20 Nov 1924, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
WILLIAM A. KARNES DEAD.
William Anderson Karnes was born June 16th, 1839 in Crawford County,
Indiana.  Died in Elk City, Okla., on Nov. 15, 1924, age 85 years and 5
months.  Married Nancy E. Lowe, Aug. 19th, 1860; from this union there
were six children, four of whom are living.  His first wife died at
Hartshorne, Okla., April 9th, 1900.
He married his present wife, who was Mary H. Scranton, on March 11, 1901
at Hartshorne, Okla., where they lived until about 1906, moving from there
to Missouri where they remained until 1908, moving from Missouri to
Kansas, remaining there one year, then coming to Oklahoma where they have
lived at Carpenter and Elk City ever since.
From this last union were born four children, two of whom are living,
being Mrs. A. A. Reynolds and Mrs. W. H. Reynolds and who were present at
his funeral.
Mr. Karnes was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years.
Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon after which the
body was taken to Hartshorne, Okla., for interment.
Mr. Karnes was a Civil War veteran, having served Company E 59th Regiment
of Infantry of Indiana.

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