Powless is a 1985 graduate of Frankfort Community High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 1990. She is director of patient care at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Karnes is a 1983 graduate of Frankfort Community High School, and received a bachelor's degree in electronics from Southern Illinois University. He is employed by Dees Construction.
An Oct. 28 wedding is planned at First Christian Church in Marion, Ill.
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