Hampton Daily Press; Hampton VA; 2001-10-20

Mary Greene Lake, 72, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001. A native of
Bryson City, N.C., she had been a Peninsula resident for 55 years. She
was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary Post
176. She worked at Wellworth Cleaners as a clerk for more than 15
years. Survivors include her children and grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth
Franklin of Newport News, and her children, Zachary and Dylan, William
B. Karnes Jr. of Gloucester, and his children, Bryant and Angela,
Garland F. Karnes of Gloucester, and his daughter, Kelly, and Bobby
C. Karnes of Afton Mountain, and his children, W. B. and Julia; one
sister, Katie Lee of Florida; one brother, Dee Greene, of Bryson City;
and five great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by both of
her husbands, Harry D. Lake and William D. Karnes Sr., and a daughter,
Melissa Kay Karnes. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, in W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home. A funeral will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct.  22, in the chapel of W.J. Smith and Son
Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Simmons officiating.

Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may
be made to Temple Baptist Church, 235 Harpersville Road, Newport News,
VA 23601, or to the American Cancer Society, 895 Middle Ground Blvd.,
Suite 154, Newport News, VA 23606. The family wishes to thank her doctors,
Dr. John Kessler and Dr.  Elizabeth Hardin, and Mary Shepperd of Riverside
Hospice. Arrangements are by W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home.