Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Townsend, Weston L. 2003
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Greenville Daily News, Feb 2003

Weston L. Townsend, 81, of Ionia, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, at his
home.  He was born Sept. 23, 1921, in Pewamo, the son of Emmett and LaVancha
Townsend.

Mr. Townsend was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army as
a sharpshooter.  He was a lifetime member of the Sheridan VFW, the Flat River
Antique Auto Club and was a member of the Ionia County Sheriff’s Posse from 1957
to 1985.  Mr. Townsend loved life and loved his horses.  He also had a special
love for his dog, Fancy Pants.  Weston married Caroline Geister on Aug. 10,
1978, in Gatesville, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Iva Noble and Rachel Jerosimich, and
brother, Albert Townsend.
He is survived by his wife, Caroline Townsend; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Linda and Steve Foote of Greenville, Phyllis and Marvin Wiles of Carson City;
two stepsons, James Gale of Belding, Gregory and Debbie Gale of Orleans; four
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; brother, Harry Townsend of Gaylord;
and sister, Mary Esham of Ionia.

The funeral service is 1 p.m. Monday at Cook Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia,
with the Rev. Rob Atkinson, associate pastor of Shiloh Community Church,
officiating.  Interment is in Lyons Cemetery. The family will receive friends
noon until the time of service Monday at the funeral home.  For those desiring,
memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of
Weston L. Townsend.  Arrangements are by Cook Funeral Home, Ionia.


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