ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: PERCY, MARY "BUNT" TOWNSEND 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Thursday, September 6, 2012

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PERCY, MARY "BUNT" TOWNSEND 
(September 12, 1921 - September 6, 2012)

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Mary Bernice “Bunt” Percy, or Meme as she was affectionately called by her 
family, was born in Doddsville, Sunflower County, Mississippi on September 12, 
1921.

She was the daughter of Nannie Laurie Boyd Townsend and Pascal Judson Townsend. 
She had a sister, the late Willie Ruth Townsend Cowan, and a brother, the late 
Pascal Judson Townsend, Jr.

Meme grew up in rural Mississippi and lived through the Great Depression. She 
was a medical technologist before meeting her beloved husband, the late Walker 
Percy of Greenville, Mississippi. They were happily married until Walker’s 
passing in 1990. They lived in Greenville, Sewanee, New Orleans, and finally 
Covington, where she has lived for the past 64 years.

She is survived by daughters Mary Pratt Percy Lobdell and Ann Boyd Percy 
Moores, grandsons John Walker Lobdell, Robert Livingston Lobdell, David Lawson 
Moores, and John "Jack" Percy Moores as well as 6 great-grandchildren.

Among her many activities were volunteering at Sacred Heart Academy in New 
Orleans, serving as board member of the Bright School for the Deaf, serving on 
the board of LA Council of Performing Arts as well as on the board of Headstart 
Covington. She was president of St. Scholastica Academy PTA, president of St. 
Tammany Art Association, and volunteer at Forest Manor Nursing home for 32 
years. In between all of this work, she found time to endear herself to 
everyone who had the pleasure of getting to know her and loved enjoying time 
with friends.

She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and an Oblate at St. Joseph’s 
Abbey. She often attended Mass at Our Lady of Peace Chapel at St Paul School. 
She loved children and was a natural teacher who could make learning fun. One 
notable accomplishment was learning how to teach her deaf daughter and later 
her grandson how to speak and communicate with the hearing world.

Her social nature led to many friendships, and her love for God was a sweet 
example of devotion. She will be fondly remembered by all those who were 
blessed to know her.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at 
St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Rd., St. Benedict, LA 70457 on Monday, September 
10, 2012 at 2:00 PM with visitation at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st 
Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Monday from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM.

Interment will follow in St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery.

The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to the Walker Percy 
Scholarship Fund at St. Paul School.

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