Florence Marie Karnes

Florence Marie Karnes

Florence Marie Karnes, age 95, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 26, 2024, at her home. She was born Oct. 30, 1928, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Howard and Lola White Taylor. She married Harrison Edward Cox in 1945, in Erie, Kan. He preceded her in death in March 1974. She later married Warren Eugene Karnes on Oct. 30, 1977, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death in February 1998. Florence worked for Walder’s Bakery, Key Work Clothes, and was the manager of the Salvation Army store. She was a member of the V.F.W Ladies Auxiliary. Florence was a generous person, always helping someone. She enjoyed making quilts and baking, especially peanut butter cookies.

Survivors include five sisters, Betty Payne, Arcadia, Kan., Shirley Driscoll, Denver, Colo., Donna Thomas, Wagner, Okla., Edna Page, Fort Scott, and Barbara Underwood, Fort Scott. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joe, Bill, and Howard; and three sisters, Marita, Ethel, and Mary; and her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Sheffield Cemetery, Arcadia, Kan. A visitation time will be held from 9 a.m. Thursday until service time at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.