Lowell Dean Karns, 87, of Wabash, Indiana, went to be with Jesus at 8:15 am, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born on September 23, 1934, in Urbana, Indiana, to Earl Jacob and Anna Dean (Yeager) Karns.
Lowell was a 1952 graduate of Urbana High School. He married Marilyn Jane Rumpf on April 10, 1955 at the Christ United Methodist Church in Wabash. He owned and operated Urbana LP Gas and also Wabash Appliance. Lowell was a member of Christ United Methodist Church but had attended Bachelor Creek Church of Christ the past few years. He also was a member and Past Master of the Wabash and Roann Masonic Lodges, member and Past Worthy Patron of the Roann and North Manchester Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and Mizpah Shrine and a member and Past President of the Urbana Lions Club. Lowell enjoyed drinking coffee with his buddies, putting jigsaw puzzles together, playing Bingo and Euchre at Wellbrooke, and watching his grandchildren and great grandchildren’s activities.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Jane Karns of Wabash; three children, Kimberly (Clarence Jr.) Jones, April (Bill) Welsh, and Daniel Dean (Kristine) Karns, all of Wabash; nine grandchildren, Missy (Jeff) Bowling and Amy (John) Yoakum, both of Wabash, Mike (Emily) Jones of Roann, Indiana, Erica (Curtis) Miller of Springville, Indiana, Ashley (Tim) Hendry of Scottsdale, Arizona, Chad (Krystal) Bever of Nashville, Tennessee, Amie Jones, Kelli Karns, and Danielle Karns, all of Wabash, 13 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, and his sister, Anna Lee (Max) Biehl of Urbana. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Patti Lynn Karns who died June 16, 1960, great-granddaughter, Ariya Grace Krieg, twin brother, Loyle Karns, and four sisters, Anita Merrill, Earleen Ulrey, Karmen Caruso, and Marian Karns.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, 2147 N. State Road 15, Wabash, with Michael Eaton officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Urbana. Friends may call 3-7:30 pm Tuesday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. There will be a Masonic Service Tuesday, at 7:30 pm.
Preferred memorial is Urbana Lions Club.
The memorial guest book for Lowell may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.