Joe David Townsend^{[1, 2]}

1937 - 2013  (76 years)

• Name	Joe David Townsend
  Born	12 May 1937	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 14, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	28 Sep 2013  [4]
  Buried	2 Oct 2013	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I203888	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph McKinley Townsend,   b. 14 Aug 1898, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 1955, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ruth Jeanette Bowman,   b. 25 Jul 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1999, Shannondale Nursing Home  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F77595	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Shirley Houser
  Married	Abt 1957
  Children	+ 1. Joe David Townsend, Jr. + 2. Susan Townsend
  Family ID	F77600	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 May 1937 - Tennessee Buried - 2 Oct 2013 - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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  Videos

  a0203888.mp4 http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/modals/movie-player.aspx?n=Joe-Townsend&lc=4238&pid=167242506&mid=5682321

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 23 Sep 1999. Ruth Jeanette Bowman Townsend obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Mar 1955. Joseph McKinley Townsend obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Joe David Townsend Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1938 Last Place of Residence: District: 47-40 Family Number: 48 Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Line Number: 67 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3910 Digital Folder Number: 005461352 Image Number: 00777 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Joseph M Townsend M 41 Tennessee Wife Ruth G Townsend F 28 Tennessee Son James Robert Townsend M 8 Tennessee Son Bobbie Ray Townsend M 7 Tennessee Son Joe David Townsend M 2 Tennessee Son Lewis Edward Townsend M 0 Tennessee [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 28 Sep 2013. May 12, 1937 - September 28, 2013 Townsend, Sr., Joe D., age 76, of Rockford, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2013. He was a member of Rockford Community Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was a Gideon. Joe was the owner of Townsend Wrecker Service in Rockford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Ruth Townsend; brothers Bob, Jim, and Harry Townsend; and sister Rhonda Townsend. Joe is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 56 years, Shirley Houser Townsend; son, Joe D. Townsend, Jr. and wife Kristi; daughter, Susan Stephens and husband, Doyle all of Maryville; grandchildren: Joseph Stephens, Whitney Townsend, Kati Townsend, Elizabeth Stephens; great-grandchild, Hagyn Joseph McKinley Stephens of Maryville; sisters, Johnnie Robinson of Knoxville; Imogene Beavers of Florida; brother, Lewis Townsend and wife, Geraldine, of Seymour; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Tony Murrell. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the funeral service to follow at 8:00 PM, Rev. Ernie Sands and Rev. Greg Beavers officiating. Family and friends will meet at Sherwood Memorial Gardens on Wednesday at 10:00 AM for interment services. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 117857854).