CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Rex S. Townsend, 8 May 2003
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Rex S. Townsend 

Rex S. Townsend, 77, 109 Townsend Circle, Johnson City, died 
unexpectedly Thursday, May 8, 2003, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Mr. Townsend was a native of Carter County and the son of the late 
Hobert Lee and Hattie Hodges Townsend. He was also preceded in death 
by a brother, Hobert Townsend.
Mr. Townsend was a member of Elizabethton Church of Christ and was 
retired as a painter with the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, Mountain Home. He was a World War II veteran, having 
served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Carter Townsend, of the home; 
a son, Dale S. Townsend, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, 
Linda and Richard Highsmith, Hampton; and three brothers, Ford 
Townsend, Glen Townsend and Bob Townsend, all of Johnson City. 
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com

TOWNSEND -- Funeral services for Rex S. Townsend, 77, 109 Townsend 
Circle, Johnson City, who died Thursday, May 8, 2003, were conducted 
at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick 
Funeral Home with Mr. Eddy Craft and Mr. Ed DeVault, ministers, 
officiating. Music was under the direction of Elizabethton Church 
of Christ Singers. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 
p.m. Sunday, May 11, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers 
will be Tom Townsend, John Townsend, Steve Townsend, Jeff Townsend, 
Kevin Townsend, Bob Jones and Bill Foster. Honorary pallbearers 
will be members of Elizabethton Church of Christ and Dr. Charles 
Cole. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to 
meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Sunday to go in procession 
to the cemetery. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 
Saturday in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends 
may also call at the residence, 109 Townsend Circle, Johnson City, 
at any time. Those who prefer, in lieu of flowers, may make 
donations in memory of Mr. Townsend to the American Heart 
Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 356, Johnson City, TN 37604, 
or to the American Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside Drive, 
Elizabethton, TN 37643, or to the Carter County Rescue Squad, 
P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Online condolences may be 
sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.
com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements. 

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