Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
H. Wayne Townsley
( June 8, 1921 - June 24, 2010 )
Residence: Long time resident of White County, Indiana
Died: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Location: 4:17 p.m., at the Carmel Health and Living in Carmel, Indiana
Age: 89
Date of Birth: Wednesday, June 08, 1921
Birth place:
Branch: Air Force
Service: World War II
Father: A. O. Townsley
Mother: Mamie (Beshoar) Townsley
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Life long resident of White County, Indiana, a life long resident of Burnettsillve, Indiana and most recently of Monticello, Indiana.
Funeral Date: Monday, June 28, 2010
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m. Graveside Service at the Davis Cemetery, Burnettsville (Cass County), Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Opal Reiff
Burial will take place:
Davis Cemetery, Burnettsville (Cass County), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Wayne was born and raised in Burnettsville, Indiana and most recently had lived in Monticello, Indiana. He retired from General Motor Company in Kokomo, Indiana and had owned and operated the former Standard Oil Service Station in Monticello, Indiana. Wayne was a 50 year member of the Royal Center Masonic Lodge in Royal Center, Indiana. While living in Burnettsville, Indiana, Wayne, was elected Jackson Township Trustee. Wayne enjoyed playing cards with family and friends and was a huge Purdue University Boilermaker and Chicago Cubs fan. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flower family ask that donations be given in Wayne's memory to the Burnettsville Church of The Brethren. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On December 21, 1942, he married Josephine Bowsher of Monticello, Indina, in Brownsville, Texas. She died November 15, 1996.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Kay Townsley (husband Ronald) Chapman of Fishers, Indiana;Son, Michael W. (wife Susan Goforth) Townsley of Old Saybrook, Connecticut;Grandchildren, Aaron M. (wife Amy Person) Townsley of Fairfield, Connecticut, and Meredith Townsley (husband Matthew) Kinsman of Darien, Connecticut; Sister, Verenice (Townsley) Geittmann of Spokane, Washington.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, A.O. and Mamie (Beshoar) Townsley;Wife, Josephine (Bowsher) Townsley.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home
Died: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Location: 4:17 p.m., at the Carmel Health and Living in Carmel, Indiana
Age: 89
Date of Birth: Wednesday, June 08, 1921
Birth place:
Branch: Air Force
Service: World War II
Father: A. O. Townsley
Mother: Mamie (Beshoar) Townsley
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Life long resident of White County, Indiana, a life long resident of Burnettsillve, Indiana and most recently of Monticello, Indiana.
Funeral Date: Monday, June 28, 2010
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m. Graveside Service at the Davis Cemetery, Burnettsville (Cass County), Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Opal Reiff
Burial will take place:
Davis Cemetery, Burnettsville (Cass County), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Wayne was born and raised in Burnettsville, Indiana and most recently had lived in Monticello, Indiana. He retired from General Motor Company in Kokomo, Indiana and had owned and operated the former Standard Oil Service Station in Monticello, Indiana. Wayne was a 50 year member of the Royal Center Masonic Lodge in Royal Center, Indiana. While living in Burnettsville, Indiana, Wayne, was elected Jackson Township Trustee. Wayne enjoyed playing cards with family and friends and was a huge Purdue University Boilermaker and Chicago Cubs fan. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flower family ask that donations be given in Wayne's memory to the Burnettsville Church of The Brethren. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On December 21, 1942, he married Josephine Bowsher of Monticello, Indina, in Brownsville, Texas. She died November 15, 1996.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Kay Townsley (husband Ronald) Chapman of Fishers, Indiana;Son, Michael W. (wife Susan Goforth) Townsley of Old Saybrook, Connecticut;Grandchildren, Aaron M. (wife Amy Person) Townsley of Fairfield, Connecticut, and Meredith Townsley (husband Matthew) Kinsman of Darien, Connecticut; Sister, Verenice (Townsley) Geittmann of Spokane, Washington.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, A.O. and Mamie (Beshoar) Townsley;Wife, Josephine (Bowsher) Townsley.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home