COSHOCTON COUNTY OHIO - Mrs. Arthur Townsend (Opal Leavengood Hardesty Townsend), obituary, June 7, 1959 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gwendolyn Hardesty Oliver 1186 Neil Ave Unit C. Columbus, Ohio 43201 coliver@netwalk.com October 27, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coshocton Tribune June 7, 1959 Mrs. Arthur Townsend, 56, died unexpectedly at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at her home, 201 North Oak St., West Lafayette. Opal Leavengood was born April 11, 1903 in Freson, a daughter of Samuel and Dollie Norman Leavengood. In august, 1926, she was married to Alfred E. Hardesty, who died in 1943. In October, 1947, she was married to Arthur Townsend, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Alva Hardesty, West Lafayette; two sisters, Mrs. Fern Deeds, Canton, Mrs. John Ely, Coshocton, and two grandsons. Three brothers are deceased. She was a school teacher for many years in Coshocton county and for the past 14 years in the Fresno grade school. She was a member of the Fresno Methodist Church, Loyal Workers class of the Sunday school and the WSCS. Mrs. Townsend also was a member of the following teachers' Associations: National Education Association, Ohio Education Association, Coshocton County Educational Association. Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Fresno Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. Arthur Williams, and Rev. W.E. Powell of Coshocton, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery, Fresno. Friends may call at the Bonnell funeral home at West Lafayette from 7 to 9 this evening, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.