Henry L. Karnes' Obituary
Henry L. Karnes, Jr. was born May 24, 1928 in San Angelo, Texas and passed away July 23, 2015 in Plano, Texas. Preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Williams Karnes; father, Henry L. Karnes Sr.; and sister, Wanda Karnes Smith. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Karnes (Dallas); son, Thomas H. Karnes (Addison); son, Frank Scott Karnes (Plano); sister-in-law, Diane Bode and brother-in-law, Tom Rand Jr. (Rice Lake, WI); niece, Lesesne Kunz (Denver, CO); Parker K.W. Smith (Longview). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Henry passed away of pneumonia, he grew up in Longview, Texas and graduated from Pine Tree High School. Graduated from School of Mines in Socorro, New Mexico as a Petroleum Engineer in 1949. He always loved flying and held a private pilots license before a drivers license. Joined the USAF in 1950 went in for pilot training jets and flew in Korean War. Also, flew many missions in Viet Nam. He also learned fluent Spanish to fly with the Spanish Air Force in Madrid, Spain. He survived 2 planes that crashed in front of him. He decided to not take those planes (a premonition) one in Tokyo and one in Uruguay. He was a very perceptive person who led a charmed life. After 24 years in the Air Force, he decided to pursue a career in Financial Services as a Financial Advisor and was active and worked up until a few weeks prior to his death. Our hearts are broken over our loss. You were the Best as a husband, father, uncle and friend to everyone you met and worked with! He was a very rare man. We will love and miss you every day of our lives. He was married for 61 years to Mary A. Karnes. A Memorial service will be held at Restland Funeral Home Memorial Chapel on August 8, 2015 at 2:30 pm. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243 at Restland Road.
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