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Obituary- Townsend, John

JOHN A. TOWNSEND
John A. Townsend, Clear Lake, Calif., 72, died in Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital on September 18, 1985, following a brief illness.

John was the son of the late George L. (Dode) and Sylvia Chilcott Townsend, restaurant owners in Rossville from 1928 to 1940.

John was born on a farm in Laclede, March 17, 1913, and moved to Rossville with his parents in 1928. After marrying,
John was inducted into the U. S.
Air Force in June of 1942, while still residing in Rossville. He was stationed in Casper, Wyo., and later saw service in Iwo Jima and Guam. He was honorably discharged in January of 1946, with the rank of Technical Sergeant.

After discharge from the service, John made his home in South San Francisco, Calif., as a carpenter and later as owner/operator of a small bar in Redwood City called the Happy- Go-Lucky. After retirement, he and his wife, Lois, moved to Clear Lake where he had resided since. She survives at the home.

Other survivors include two sons by a previous marriage, Barth E. of South San Francisco and Jon A. Townsend; two stepdaughters, Nancy and Rosemary. He also leaves two sisters, Val Shultz, Portland, Ore., and Donna Perry, South San Francisco; one aunt, Verne Townsend Walls; and many cousins.

Services were held at the Jones Mortuary in Lakeport, Calif., assisted by the VFW on September 20, 1985.