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Lena Karnes - Obituary
August 1, 1917 - October 29, 2002
Alderson
-
Lena
Karnes
Feamster,
85,
passed
away
Tuesday,
Oct.
29,
2002,
at
Greenbrier
Valley
Medical
Center, Fairlea, following a long illness.
Born Aug. 1, 1917, in Logan, she was the daughter of the late Henry Whitten and Cora Jane Smith Karnes.
In
addition
to
her
parents,
she
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
husband
of
64
years,
George
Samuel
Feamster,
Sr.
on
May
20,
2002;
daughter,
Martha
M.
Feamster;
two
brothers,
Henry
Whitten
Karnes,
Jr.
and Kyle Anderson Karnes; and four grandchildren.
Mrs.
Feamster
was
a
homemaker.
She
was
a
1936
graduate
of
Alderson
High
School,
Alderson,
and
was
a
member of the Alderson Presbyterian Church, Alderson.
Survivors
include
four
sons,
Frank
Feamster
and
wife,
Susan
of
Nags
Head,
NC,
Richard
Feamster
of
Gloucester,
VA,
Henry
Feamster
and
wife,
Sonnie
of
Ronceverte,
and
George
S.
Feamster,
Jr.
and
wife,
Sandy
of
Hinton;
four
daughters,
Marjorie
Sharp
of
Grafton,
Mary
Phillips
and
husband,
Jim
of
Forest
City,
NC,
Rebecca
Loudermilk
and
husband,
Donald
of
Frankford,
and
Rachel
Goodall
and
husband,
Kenneth
of
Alderson;
14
grandchildren;
eight
step-grandchildren;
13
great-grandchildren;
and
five
step-great-
grandchildren.
Services
were
held
Sunday,
Nov.
3,
at
2
p.m.
at
the
Lobban
Funeral
Home
Chapel,
Alderson,
with
the
Rev.
Deana M. Armstrong officiating. Burial followed at the Lewis Cemetery at Blakers Mill, near Alderson.
Serving
as
pallbearers
were
Richard
Feamster,
Douglas
Sharp,
Christopher
Feamster,
James
Phillips
III,
Sam Feamster, Shawn Loudermilk, David Sharp and Rick Parker.
Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson.