Obit for B.I. Townsend - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Lois Burdick loburd59@hotmail.com Return to Kingfisher County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kingfisher/kingfisher.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== Hennessey Clipper, May, 25, 1961 DR. B.I. TOWNSEND, VETERAN PHYSICIAN CLAIMED BY DEATH; FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Funeral services for Dr. B. I. Townsend , 76 long time physician here will be held at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the El Reno cemetery. Townsend passed away Tuesday morning in an Enid hospitalfollowing a lingering illness. He moved to Hennessey at the age of 16, from Aurora, Kansas, teaching in a rural school East of here for two years. Townsend attended school at Central State College and graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School. He served as a doctor in the Indian service in Nevada before entering World War 1 as a first Lieutenant. Fowllowing his discharge at the end of the war Townsend began his medical practice here in 1919. Due to ill health he retired eight years ago. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge, a 32nd degree Mason, the Woodman Lodge, American Legion, and the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Dessie, of the home; one sister, Mrs. Lon Teverbaugh, Ponca City. Arrangements are under the directions of thee Cordry and Son. ******************************************************************** This is what the Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home has on his record at the Funeral Home: Mother: Margaret McCowen Father: Lewis Townsend buried El Reno ( he is listed on the Veterians buried in the Hennessey Cemeterry) Born Aug.7, 1884 Died: May 23, 1961 WW1 Vet. 2nd wife : Dessie Davis 77years old Dr. C.R. Roberts, of Enid.