Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Alta Mae Carnes

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Obit for Alta Mae Carnes


Alta Mae Carnes was born October 27, 1920 in Humboldt, Kansas and passed
away June 24, 1989 in the Mercy Health Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
at the age of 68 years, 7 months and 29 days.

Alta, the daughter of Henry and Lillian Ensminger moved with her parents
to Ellis County.  On November 9, 1938 she married Louis Sam Carnes in Fargo,
Oklahoma and they lived in California, Kansas and Oklahoma before moving to
the Merritt Community in 1954 to make their home.

She had been a member of the Baptist Church at Merritt since the early
1950's.

She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 brothers, Fred and Oscar.

She is survived by her husband Louis of the home; 2 daughters and
sons-in-law: Lucille and Henry Porter of Durham, Oklahoma; Janie and Danny
Music of Elk City, Oklahoma; 4 sons and daughters-in-law; Sam and Gwen of
Carter, Oklahoma; Jerry of Hutchinson, Kansas; Albert and Karen of Norman,
Oklahoma; Jack and Kay of Elk City, Oklaahoma; 2 sisters: Mary Carpenter of
Springfield, Missouri; Nellie Clark of Iola, Kansas; 15 grandchildren, 4
great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside service was Tuesday, June 27, 1989 at 11:30 a.m. in the Lone
Oak Cemetery with Boyd Whitehead officiating under the direction of Rose
Chapel Funeral Service of Sayre.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok