Julia Etta Karns 1868-1932

KARNS, LINCOLN, GLADFELTER, WALTER, ADAMS, BOYD

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 12/24/2016 at 10:23:47

28 April 1932 - The Tipton Advertiser

Julia Etta Adams was born in Cedar County, Iowa, March 1, 1868. She was united in marriage to John M. Karns July 4, 1884. To this union were born nine children: George of Minneapolis, Louis of Davenport, Fred of Tipton, May - deceased 1917, Fern Lincoln of Moscow, Eva- deceased April 1, 1929, Roy of Tipton, Genevieve Gladfelter of Tipton and Edith Walter of Tipton. In addition to the children, there remain to mourn her departure one sister and three brothers, Mrs. Mary Boyd of Mechanicsville, Frank Adams and Charles Adams of Tipton and James Adams of Davenport. Mrs. Karns was a member of the Methodist church and had lived in the neighborhood of Tipton all her life with the exception of one year spent at LeClaire. Services for the departed were conducted in the home by the Rev. J. W. Reed of the Methodist Church Friday afternoon, April 22, 1932. Mrs. Karns has left to her children a rich heritage of character the outstanding features of which are sacrificial motherhood, industry and good workmanship, dependability and good citizenship.

"Dear little Mother, O Mother of mine,
Your courage and sweetness are ever a shrine
That floods the dark hours with softening light,
A beacon of hope thru the black of night
A symbol of sacrifice, kindness and love
As brilliant and clear as the bright stars above
Shines down on me ever my heart to entwine
In an undying love, little Mother of mine."