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Donald Karnes

Donald D. Karnes (November 15, 1908 - February 8, 2004, aged 95 yrs)
INTERMENT- Graceland Cemetery, Madison, South Dakota
Buried next to Donald's first companion, Dave MacRae

Obituary: Donald D. Karnes, son of Charles and Nellie (Metz) Karnes, was born November 15,
1908 at Laurel, NE. He grew up in that area
and was educated there. He attended college for one year, and taught school from 1928-1929.
This was a year of enlightenment for Donald. In 1927 he heard the Gospel through Charlie

Mitchell and Galen McCain in Rapid City, SD. He made his choice to follow Jesus in 1927, and

entered the ministry in 1929 with Dave MacRae.

They ministered together in South Dakota for a

year, and then he went to Kansas where he ministered for the next five years. In 1935, his

ministry took him to France until the war broke out so he returned in 1939. He was in Missouri

from 1940-1945. In 1945, ministry took him to Africa where he served in French Morocco,
Dahomey, Togo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Catanou.
In 1964, he spent some time in Haiti, and in 1965-1967 he went to the United States, France, Corsica, and Italy.
In 1967, he went to Jerusalem where he remained for three years.
In 1970, he returned to France where he stayed for several years. I
n 1982, he returned to Corsica, and on to Germany and Luxemburg.
In 1992, he returned to the United States where he had surgery and recuperation.
Donald had opportunity to return twice for visits to Europe.
In 2001, Donald became a resident of Seven Oaks Adult Care.

Numerous of his studies/sermons are posted in Truth Archive at: https://trutharchive.net/?s=karnes