Services are pending for Mr. Louis Fortune, 90, of Karnack with Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Fortune passed away September 14, 2012 in Henderson, Texas. Louis William "Dub" Fortune Funeral services for Louis William "Dub" Fortune, 90, of Karnack will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 17, 2012 at Karnack Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Ratcliff and Rev. John McGuire officiating. Interment will follow in Andrews Cemetery in Karnack. The family will receive friends at the Downs Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m, Sunday, September 16th. Mr. Fortune passed away September 14, 2012 in Henderson. Dub Fortune was born in Terrell, Texas on June 1, 1922 to Ray Willard Fortune and Ella Mae Burkett Fortune. He was a member and Deacon at the Karnack Baptist Church and was a longtime Sunday school teacher. He served on the Karnack ISD Board and also served on the Board of the Karnack Water Supply. He graduated from Mineola High School and enlisted in the U.S.Navy on September 17, 1941. He served in Guadalcanal and other operations in the Pacific. He was discharged on September 27, 1945. He married Emma Bernice Counts, who was his best lifetime friend, on September 13, 1943 in Chula Vista, California. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Bernice Counts Fortune of Karnack, two sons John Ray Fortune of Madisonville, Texas, Paul Louis and wife Carol Fortune of Karnack, one daughter JoAnn Fortune Booth and husband Jack of Beckville, Texas. Also surviving are five grandchildren Stefan and Dee Smith of Big Sandy, David and Cindy Smith of Longview, Patrick Fortune of Karnack, Kandace Fortune of Beckville, Justin and Amanda Booth of Carthage, nine great grandchildren, and brother Bill Fortune of Marshall, and two sisters Betty and Pete McGuire of Timpson, and Dorothy and George Hayner of Lampassas, and a number of nieces and nephews who loved him dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Gordon and his sister-in-law Betsy Fortune.