James Howard

Townsend

James Howard Townsend, 85, of Blanchard, died Sunday, August 24, 2014, in Purcell, Oklahoma. The son of Robert Simpson and Eula Beatrice (Seifried) Townsend, he was born November 27, 1928 in Oklahoma City.

He graduated from Washington schools. James served in the Army Air Corps during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the VFW. He worked for the FAA as an Inspection Instructor for many years and then went to work as a private contractor Airworthiness Representative from 1995 to 2010.

James was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen; one granddaughter, Whitney Fleming; two brothers, Harold and Harry Townsend; and two sisters, Wanda Cass and Juanita Ratliff.

James is survived by his two sons, James Townsend and his wife, Deanna, of Blanchard and Allen Townsend and his wife, Maxie, of Edmond; four grandchildren, Angela Dewey and her husband, Delbert, of Dibble, Clint Townsend and his wife, Jessica, of Tennessee, Brandi Beres and her husband, Jim Bob, of Oklahoma City, and Morgan Townsend of Oklahoma City; nine great grandchildren, Katlee, Aubrey, Autumn, Owen, Wyatt, Jacie, Jimi, Zach, and Ashlyn; one sister-in-law, Lou Revel of Oklahoma; one brother-in-law, Paul Ratliff of Washington; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Burial will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Mountain View Cemetery near Sterling, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home in Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.