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Niagara Gazette - 7/26/1955

Mrs Edgar Townsend Did
After Extended Illness
SANBORN, July 26—Mrs. Edgar
J. Townsend, 67, of Saundert
Settlement Rd., died yesterday (July
25, 1955) in Lockport City Hospital
after an extended illness.
She was born in the Town of
Ogden, Monroe County, on Jan.
22, 1888, daughter of the late
Albert and Carrie Reed. After
her marriage, she lived in Brockport
for eight years. She was a
member of St. Luke's Episcopal
Church there.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by four sons, Donald
Townsend, Niagara Falls, Clarence
A. Townsend, Lockport, Raymond
Townsend, North Ridge, and Wilson
Townsend, at home; a daughter,
Miss Helen M. Townsend, at
home; and a sister, Mrs. G. A.
Hiam, Niagara Falls.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Pike Funeral
home. Burial will be in North
Ridge Cemetery.

Bertha married TOWNSEND, Edgar Stuart on 16 Oct 1907 in West Sweden, Monroe County, NY. Edgar (son of TOWNSEND, Morris Mortimer and STUART, Emily Florence Wallace) was born on 21 Sep 1885 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Dec 1962 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 17 Dec 1962 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/21/1952

SANBORN, Oct. 21—Miss Helen
Townsend entertained at a family
dinner party at Lyon's Tea room
in honor of the Forty-fifth wedding
anniversary of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Townsend, Townline
road. The table was centered with a
tiered wedding cake. Appropriate
music was played on the organ during
the dinner and "Oh Promise
Me," was sung by the soloist.
Mrs. Townsend wore a corsage of
mums and Mr. Townsend a carnation
bouttonaire presented by their
eldest son, Clarence, and his wife.
Edgar Townsend. formerly of
Cambria Center, and the former
Bertha Reed, West Sweden, were
united in. marriage, October 16, 1907
at the home of the bride, by the
Rev. W. H. G. Lewis, who was rector
of St. Luke's Episcopal church,
Brockport, of which both were members,

The bride was attended by her sister.
Mrs. Gilbert Hiam, Pekin, as
maid pi honor and Mrs. Otto Hemline,
Darian Center, sister of the
bridegroom, as ring bearer. Clarence
M. Townsend, Town of Niagara,
was his brother's best man. The
wedding music was played by John
Liese, Rochester a cousin of Mrs.
Townsend. The couple made their
home in Brockport moving to Niagara
county in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are the
parents of four sons, Clarence A.,
Lockport: Donald, Niagara Falls;
Raymond, Cambria Center and Wilson,
Sanborn, and one daughter,
Helen, who resides with her parents.
They also have 19 grandchildren.

1. TOWNSEND, Clarence Albert was born on 7 Jan 1909 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died in Jan 1983 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
2. TOWNSEND, Donald Edgar was born on 17 Dec 1912 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died in Jan 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
3. TOWNSEND, Raymond Wallace was born on 29 Apr 1915 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died on 1 Nov 1998 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.
4. TOWNSEND, Wilson Reed was born on 29 Dec 1918 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died in Nov 1986 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY.
5. TOWNSEND, Helen Marion was born on 1 Apr 1922 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Nov 2006 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.

Albert married JONES, Clarissa about 1872. Clarissa (daughter of JONES, Philo) was born in Sep 1843 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]