Janet Elaine Karns
October 25, 1928 ~ March 26, 2024
Born in: Oil City, Pennsylvania
Janet Elaine Karns, 95, of Franklin passed away on March 26, 2024 at The Caring Place.
Born on October 25, 1928 in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Perry and Edith (Verner) Moore.
She was the last surviving sibling of 11.
She was married to Ralph Karns and he preceded her in death in 1994.
Janet enjoyed reading, cooking and baking and was known as "The Cookie Lady".
Left to cherish her memory are her children Nathan Moore of Plant City, FL, Sherry Duplichain of Pearl, MS, and Debra and Delora Karns both of Bradleytown; her 10 grandchildren; her 20 great-grandchildren; and her 14 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Zinz; her great granddaughter; her 2 great-great grandchildren; her great nephew-in-law; and her 10 siblings.
Family and friends are invited to the Gardinier-Warren Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin on Friday, March 29, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm with the funeral service being held the same day at the funeral home at 2:00 pm with Retired Rev. Joseph P. Martin, Jr. officiating.
Janet will be laid to rest at Cooperstown Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorial contributions be made in Janet's name to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Janet’s book of memories online at www.WarrenFH.com.








Grandma always made us feel loved and was always so patient and kind. Some of my favorite memories:
Sunday lunches
The Christmas Tree that snowed
Christmas boxes full of toys
Hundreds of Christmas cookies – especially the hand-painted ones
Always plenty of chocolate on hand
Making hard candy
You will be missed.
Shelly
Mom we will forever miss you. You were the best Mom ever. You taught us so much. How to Cook,Sew, And Bake Cookies. And how to survive in this crazy world. Remember you saying you have to have a sense of humor, or you’ll never make it in this world. So many Memories growing up, the glue that holds Memory’s together. Will LOVE and Miss you forever. Love Deb and Dee