Roger Mills Co. - Obit for Louis Sam Carnes

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Obit for Louis Sam Carnes


Louis Sam Carnes was born February 8, 1915 in Stonewall, Oklahoma to
Johnnie Vernon and John Dozier Carnes and passed away February 27, 1994 in
the Clinton Regional Hospital at the age of 79 years and 19 days.

During the mid 30's Louis served in CCC camp and married Alta Mae
Ensminger on November 9, 1938 in Fargo, Oklahoma.  They lived in California,
Kansas and Oklahoma before moving to the Merritt community in 1954 to make
their home.  He was a security guard at Howards Furniture and a school bus
driver at the Merritt Schools for 20 years while farming in the community.
He was a member of the Prairie View Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 2 sisters and 4 brothers.

He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Lucille and Henry
Porter, Durham, Oklahom and Janie and Danny Music, Elk City, Oklahoma; four
sons and daughters-in-law, Samand Gwen Carnes, Merritt, Oklahoma, Jerry and
Paula Carnes, Hutchinson, Kansas, Albert and Karen Carnes, Norman, Oklahoma,
Jack and Kay Carnes, Merritt, Oklahoma, two sisters Dorothy Calvert, Norman,
Oklahoma and Louise Rutherford, Yukon, Oklahoma, fifteen grandchildren, nine
great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 1994 at the Lone
Oak Cemetery officiated by Boyd Whitehead and assisted by Kendell Hamilton.
A dinner will be held immediatley following the services at the Prairie View
Baptist Church.  Services are under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral
Service, Sayre.

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