Leon Townsend (1925 - 2007)

Born 5 Mar 1925 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Leon was born in 1925. He was the son of Elie Townsend and LuCinda Townsend. He passed away in 2007.

Obituary

Funeral services for Leon Townsend were held February 6, 2007, at Young's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. S.L. Bibbs officiating and Rev. Charles Reaves assisting. Burial was held in the church's cemetery with Roberts & Sons Mortuary of Winona in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Townsend, 81, of the Young's Chapel Community, died February 1,2007, at his residence.

Survivors include his wife, Lespeda Townsend of the Young's Chapel Community; sons, Eddie Townsend of Winona, James Townsend of Meridian, Bernard Townsend of Mableton, Ga., Arthur Townsend and Danny Townsend, both of Marrietta, Ga., Douglas Townsend of the Young's Chapel Community, and Leroy Townsend of Tacoma, Wash; daughters, Teresie Townsend and Mary J. Doyle, both of the Young's Chapel Community; 45 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.

The Winona Times February 8, 2007^[1]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1940

Place: Beat 2, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 November 2019), memorial page for Leon Townsend (5 Mar 1925–1 Feb 2007), Find A Grave: Memorial #32104621, citing Young's Chapel, Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Beth Austin (contributor 46931774) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 27 July 2019, Leon Townsend in household of Elie Townsend, Beat 2, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-7, sheet 9A, line 28, family 134, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2051.