Homer Smith Townsend Sr. Obituary (1922 - 2009)

Princeton – Homer S. Townsend Sr., 87, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Calais Regional Hospital. Homer was born in Calais on Feb. 17, 1922, son of the late Harry and Nellie (Rockwood) Townsend. He was employed for Georgia Pacific for 45 years. Homer was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Teton. He served as a town council member and on the Woodland School Board. Homer was a charter member of the Spednic Club and enjoyed people watching. Surviving are his children, Homer Townsend Jr. of Mesa, AZ, David Townsend and his wife Barbara of Baileyville, Harold Townsend of Princeton, and Terri Townsend of Portland; ten grandchildren, Dale Townsend and his wife Melissa, Michelle Shoaf, Matthew, David, Todd, and Corey Townsend, John Dana and his wife Heather, Katrina Dana, and Dynesha and Bionca Burke; eight great-grandchildren, Aimee, Aaron Creston and Benjamin Shoaf, Atticus, Hazel and Edith Townsend, and Brayden Dana; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Homes, Calais & Eastport. Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery Ryan Road Baileyville, ME 04694 (map/driving directions) Visitations: 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at Mays Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 (map/driving directions)