Bryan Co., OK; Obituary: Ezra Mead Townsend - t525

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Fonda Bray 
CarlFonda@aol.com
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Source:  Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA) around April 24, 1999.  
Written by his daughter and son-in-law.
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TOWNSEND, Ezra Mead

Born June 4, 1904, in Bryan County, Indian Territory. Raised in Kemp.
Oklahoma, with a farming background as a youth.  A resident of Sacramento
since 1945. Died after a short illness on Thursday, April 22, 1999, in
Sacramento at the age of 94. Married 74 years to Thelma Pearl Townsend (nee
WILLIAMS)  He was the oldest  of eight brothers and sisters. Survivors
include wife: Thelma,  brothers: Weldon Townsend and wife Bonnie of
Sacramento, Coy Townsend and wife Mildred of Burleson, Texas, daughter:
Fonda BRAY and husband Carl of Sacramento, grandsons: Sheldon Bray 
and wife Mattia of Abilene, Texas, Corbett and Scott Bray of Sacramento,  
two great grandsons: Isaac and Jarrod Bray of Abilene, Texas, and 
numerous nieces and nephews. With a twinkle in his eye and a pie-eating 
grin, he was a friendly man, full of homespun  down-home humor. Ezra 
keenly enjoyed a career as a salesman for most of his working years. 
His anecdotes, stories and jokes always helped sell the goods he offered. 
An avid hunter and fisherman until recent years, his hobbies included 
raising mink during his early years and later, quail. He was known 
as the "Quail Man" to many he sold eggs, chicks and equipment to. 
As a Christian, he was active in Sacramento area Churches
of Christ for many years, most recently a faithful member of the Parkway
congregation in the South area of Sacramento. He played the fiddle early in
his youth and loved singing Christian hymns all of his life. He will be
sadly missed by loving family and friends. Visitation will be Monday, 
April 26, 4PM to 8PM. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 27, 12 
noon in the Church of the Valley at Mount Vernon Mortuary, 8201 Greenback 
Lane, Fair Oaks, California.