Cecil P Townsend

1897 - 1982  (85 years)

• Name	Cecil P Townsend
  Born	30 Sep 1897	Albany, Gentry County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 1982	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	3 Nov 1982	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6682	Rossville
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John Townsend,   b. 1847,   d. 1928  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Burkhart Townsend,   b. 1853,   d. 1937  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F7963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gwendolin Doris Darby Townsend,   b. 13 Oct 1898, Freewater, Gentry County, Missouri ,   d. 20 Apr 1992, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1919	Albany, Gentry County, Missouri
  Children	+ 1. Faye Winifred Townsend Kelsey,   b. 15 May 1920, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Sep 2013, Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  (Age 93 years) + 2. Greta D Townsend Kelsey   3. Hubert Darrel Townsend   4. William A Townsend
  Documents		Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 1 The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Townsend will honor their parents with a reception Sunday, Aug. 24 in Fellowship Hall of the Oakland Christian Church in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. No invitations are being sent. Friends and relatives are asked to call from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend were married Aug. 23,1919 in Albany, Mo., and have lived in Topeka 50 years. Mr. Townsend is a retired Santa Fe employee. Their children are Mrs. Scott Kelsey and Mrs. Richard Kelsey, Rossville, Hubert Townsend and William Townsend. There are 10 grandchildren.
  		Anniversary- Townsend, Cecil and Gwendolin 2 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Townsend celebrated their 60th wedding an-niversary on three occasions recently. They were married August 23 1919, in Albany, Mo. They moved to Topeka a short time after, and have lived in the Oakland area 60 years. Their first celebration was a reception on Sunday, August 19, which was held in their home. One hundred eleven friends and relatives came to greet them. They were also treated to a ride in a 1929 Model A car by two of their guests, Brother and Elouise Tarter. The second celebration was a dinner at Shawnee Country Club on August 23, with their children Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Faye) Kelsey, Rossville; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Townsend, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Townsend, Topeka; and Mr. and Mrs. Dick (Greta) Kelsey, Rossville. The third celebration was on Sunday, August 26. The complete family of thirty-eight attended church together at the Oakland Christian Church where Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are active members. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kelsey and their children -- Mr. and Mrs. Frank (Linda) Wise, Jereme and Heidi, Springfield, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kelsey, Shandy, Leisha, and Ja’Nay, Tokyo, Japan; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Town¬send and their children -- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Townsend, Donna, Kim, and Mandy, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Townsend, Jennifer and Benjamin, Mr. and Mrs. Mell (Connie) Frazier and Travis, and Mr. Tim Townsend; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Townsend and their children -- Billy Jim and Tommy Joe; and Mr. and Mrs. Dick (Greta) Kelsey and their children - - Mr. and Mrs. John (Jeline) Harclerode and Jonathan, Emporia, and Mr. Rick Kelsey, Peoria, Ill. Several other relatives attended church with the Townsends. A family dinner and reception was held in the Fellowship Hall after church with fifty-seven relatives attending.
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2018 13:36:27
  Family ID	F5953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 30 Sep 1897 - Albany, Gentry County, Missouri Married - 23 Aug 1919 - Albany, Gentry County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Townsend, Cecil Cecil P. Townsend Cecil P. Townsend, 85, 938 Winfield, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital. He was born Sept. 30, 1897, at Albany, Mo., the son of John and Jane Burkhart Townsend. He moved to Topeka in 1919. He was employed as a watchman for Santa Fe Railway Shops, and retired in 1962. Mr. Townsend was a member of Oakland Christian Church, where he was the sole member to be named deacon emeritus. He was a veteran of World War I and was stationed in France as a member of the 1st Gas Regiment Association. He was a 43-year member of the American Legion Capitol Post No. 1. He married Dolin Darby in Albany, Mo., on Aug. 23, 1919. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Faye Kelsey and Mrs. Greta Kelsey, both of Rossville; and two sons, Herbert Townsend and William A. Townsend, both of Topeka; 10 grand-children and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Oakland Christian Church. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Townsend will lie in state until 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan, 66616.