Lebanon Daily News, Thursday, December 28, 2000 Claud H. Karnes, 77, of 819 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Annabel Steckbeck Karnes with whom he celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on June 19. Born May 23, 1923, in Corbin, Ky., he was a son of the late Alfred G. and Flora Harris Karnes. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 3rd Armored Division in Normandy during World War II. He was a retired hoistman for the Cornwall Ore Mines with 24 years of service, and also retired from Giant Food Stores. He also worked for many years for John Harnley and later Ken Keener Poultry. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, where he served on the property committee and was a former member of the church council. He also was a member of the Annville American Legion and the Lebanon Senior Center. He bowled in the Silver Haired Daddy's League. He was active in Boy Scouting for many years with Troop 12 at Salem Lutheran Church in Lebanon, and was elected to receive Scouting's Order of the Arrow. He formerly coached little league baseball and was a lifelong Lebanon High School basketball fan. Surviving in addition to his wife are children Terry W., husband of Sharon Karnes of Bainbridge, Ga., George H., husband of Kathleen Karnes of Camp Hill, Robert J., husband of Heather Karnes of Richland, and Mary Ann, wife of David A. Allwein of Lebanon; brothers Hugh T. Karnes of Kissimmee, Fla., and Andrew T. Karnes of Roanoke, Va.; sisters Doris Branham of Jefferson City, Ind., and Dorcas Rice of Birmingham, Ala.; grandsons Stephen Karnes of State College, Craig Karnes of Ocean Township, N.J., and Matthew Allwein and Mark Allwein, both of Lebanon; a great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers Alfred J. Karnes and Hamilton J. Karnes. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rohland Funeral Home, Fifth and Cumberland streets, Lebanon, where friends may call beginning at noon. Interment will be in Ebenezer Covenant Cemetery.