Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, August 6, 1993 TAG: 9308060241
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BEDFORD LENGTH: Short
OBIT-KARNES, CLYDE PRESTON, ("POP")
KARNES, Clyde Preston, ("Pop"), 69, of Route 3, Bedford, died Wednesday,
August 4, 1993 at his residence. He was born in Bedford County on February 27,
1924, a son of the late Walter Jacob Karnes and Fannie Pearl Parker Karnes. He
was preceded in death by a brother, Hamon Karnes, and a sister, Goldie Karnes
Powell. He was a retired employee of the City of Bedford and was a member of
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Gloria White Karnes;
four sons, Clyde P. Karnes Jr., Mark W. Karnes, David M. Karnes, all of
Bedford, Danny L. Karnes, Goodview; a daughter, Laurie K. Cook, Bedford; two
brothers, Walter C. Karnes, Patrick H. Karnes, both of Bedford; five sisters,
Emma Janie Barker, Valdosta, Ga., Ellen Doris Martin, Concord, N.C., Katherine
Pearl Parrish, Charlotte, N.C., Virginia Louise Martin, Frances K. Miller,
both of Bedford; nine grandchildren, Fred Karnes, Chris Karnes, Brad Karnes,
Derek Karnes, Trisha Karnes, Jamie Karnes, Brandon Karnes, Crystal Jackson,
and Joshua Jackson; two great-grandchildren, Brittaney Karnes and Jacob
Karnes. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 7, 1993 at 11 a.m.
at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe R. Prince officiating. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to
9 p.m. Friday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
by CNB