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Contractor
Services for Cecil Rhodes Townsend will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Martin Snowden officiating. Burial will be in Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Townsend, 92, of Collinsville, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at Guardian Angel Hospice. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather and as a loyal friend.
Survivors include a son, Thoris Cecil Townsend and his wife, JoAnn of Etowah, Tenn.; a son, Jerrel Townsend and his wife, Bonnie, of Pensacola, Fla.; a daughter, Kathy Karrh and her husband, Phillip, of Collinsville; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Alice Brown and Katherine Poole; a brother, Everett Lee Townsend, all of Collinsville.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Kathleen Kinard Townsend; his parents, Grover and Flavie Townsend; brothers, Elliott Townsend and Prentiss Townsend and a sister, Ruthie Mae Townsend.
Memorials may be made to Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Retired
VACAVILLE, Calif. Memorial services for Charles W. "Chuck" Forehand will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Crossroads Christian Church in Vacaville with the Rev. Bruce Gallaher and John Erickson officiating. Members of the Richmond Fire Department will ring Capt. Forehand out and serve as honor guard. Nadeau Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Forehand, 61, of Chester, Calif., died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, in his home. He was an active member of Crossroads Christian Church in Vacaville. He served as the director of Prime Timers Senior Ministries, and led small group Bible study on Thursday afternoons. He was also a member of the Conservative Investment Club, a local branch of the National Association of Investment Clubs. He had a love of cooking and was a regular at the Nugget Cooking School. His hobbies were varied and included fishing at Lake Almanor, woodworking, helping anyone in need and traveling the world. His gift was serving which he did with a smile and a sincere heart.
He volunteered in the English department at Will C. Wood High School where he chaperoned field trips, assisted in repairing items throughout the department, and was a role model for many high school students. He had just begun serving as a volunteer for Vaca F.I.S.H.
Mr. Forehand loved his profession. He was a caption with the City of Richmond Fire Department for 30 years. He had a passion for his job and never had a day that he did not want to go to work. He retired as a hazardous materials captain from the department in 1998.
He was a native of Richmond and graduated from Richmond High School in 1961. He was a 30 year resident of Vacaville. He held certificates in fire science from several community colleges. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves from 1964 to 1970 and saw active duty in Vietnam in 1967.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Rose Mary; his daughters, Lorin of Fair Oaks, Calif. and Meghan of San Diego and her fiance, Jim Jarnac of Guam; a sister, Nell Ray Smith of El Cerrito; a brother, Bill Forehand and his wife, Cheri, of Medford, Ore.; nieces and nephews, Jamie Ray DeVries and her husband, Mike, of Mission Viejo, Stephanie Burke and her husband, Brian, of Chino, David Forehand and his wife, Vicki, Brian Forehand and his wife, Julie, and Rebecca Biggs and her husband, Jerry, all of Oregon; great-nieces and great-nephews, Joshua, Megan, Mikayla, Madison, Tyler, Alex, Matt, Serena, Kaitlin, and Kelsey; and his "adopted" son, Risto Pelivanov of Dixon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill "Henry" and Nell Forehand of Richmond; and his parents-in-laws, Zebbie and Myrtle Hodges of Meridian.
Memorials may be made to US Bank of Vacaville for the Chuck Forehand Memorial/Scholarship Fund.
A reception will be immediately following the memorial service at the church for all friends and family members.
Health Administrator
RIDGELAND Services for Charles R. Blount will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Wright &Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Blount, 56, of Madison, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, in his home. He was a native of Philadelphia and a resident of Madison. He was a graduate of University of Southern Mississippi and received a master's degree at Mississippi State University. He worked for 20 years as Health Administrator for the Mississippi State Department of Health. He was a board member of the Mississippi Public Employees Credit Union and was a member of Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Manning Blount of Madison; a son, Charles R. "Bob" Blount and his wife, Amanda, of Huntsville, Ala.; a daughter, Sundi Hunsucker and her husband, Ken; grandchildren, Erin and Emily of Decatur, Ala.; sisters, Mary Logan of Newton, Doloros Thomas and her husband, Time, of Decatur; brothers, Billy Blount of Laurel and John Blount of Decatur; several other family members, nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church, 674 Mannsdale Road, Madison, MS 39110.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.