Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Karn, Francis A. December 25, 1876
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Norfolk Virginian December 27, 1876

Of consumption, at his residence, in this city, on Christmas night, at 12 
o'clock, FRANCIS A. KARN, in the fiftieth year of his age. 
The funeral will take place from the Cumberland Street M.E. Church on THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON at half past 2 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend.
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Death of an Esteemed Citizen - We are deeply pained to announce this morning the 
death of F.A. Karn, Esq., one of our most esteemed citizens. The sad event took 
place at his residence on Cumberland Street at ten o'clock Monday evening after 
a protracted  illness of consumption. Mr. Karn has been a resident of Norfolk 
for the past thirty years having moved to this city from Philadelphia in 1846. 
He commenced the clothing business in 1849 and prosecuted the same assiduously 
until a year or two since, when failing health necessitated his abstaining from 
active attention to the same, when he formed a co-partnership with Mr. George W. 
Gilbert, for years in his employ. Mr. Karn was a Mason of high standing in the 
Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, having filled important stations in each 
branch of this Order. He was a man of strict integrity, high moral character, 
who never failed to acknowledge an act of kindness, even from the humblest, and 
was always ready to do a service to his fellow man. Possessing a Christian heart 
his hand and purse were ever ready to alleviate suffering humanity. Always 
desiring to be a Christian, shortly before his death he connected himself in 
membership with the Cumberland Street M.E. Church, from which church his funeral 
will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 1/2 o'clock.

Norfolk Virginian December 27, 1876
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                      Obsequies of the Late F.A. Karn

The funeral solemnities of this highly esteemed and deeply lamented citizen took 
place from the Cumberland Street M.E. Church yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in 
the presence of a large congregation and attended by the Knights Templar, Royal 
Arch Chapter and Blue Lodge of Masons, each branch of which the deceased, while 
in life, was an honored member.
The solemn and impressive service was conducted by the Rev. W.H. Christian, 
pastor of the Church, assisted by Rev. L.S. Reed.

Norfolk Virginian December 29, 1876


 Following the service and sermon, all of which is recorded in the Norfolk 
Virginian December 29th, 1876, the remains were taken to Elmwood Cemetery and 
were interred with Masonic rites.
The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers:
Norfolk Lodge No. 1 - George S. Oldfield, Colonel K.G. Granville
Norfolk United Royal Arch Chapter - Thomas Henderson, S. Weil
Grice Commandery - Sir Knight E. Black, Sir Knight W.H. Murphy, Sir Knight S.N. 
Brickhouse, Sir Knight J.D. Gordon.

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