Lowell "Cheetah"

Townsend

LOWELL E. TOWNSEND was born on May 10, 1950, to U.S. Townsend and Valeria Lowe Townsend in Chickasaw County. To this union, five children were born. Lowell was the third child.

Lowell Townsend attended Nettleton Schools and graduated with the Class of 1969. Shortly after graduating, he served his country with honor as a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, where he completed two years of service. In the early 1970s, Lowell began a long career in furniture manufacturing, working for numerous companies. He dedicated much of his life to the industry, including time spent working alongside his late brother, James Russell, in James's furniture business during the 1980s. Even as health challenges with his hands eventually led him to step away from work, Lowell remained active and found peace in one of his favorite pastimes-fishing.

He will be remembered for his quiet strength and dedication to his craft.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his two kids, Sondra Bowers and Frederick Bowers, both of Nettleton; four grandchildren, Dashaan Bowers, Dashanna Harper, Olivia Fields, and Paisley Ashby; three sisters, Sandra Gail Thompson of Wren, MS, Irene Finnie of Tupelo, MS, and Ella Jean Lowe of Verona, MS; two brothers, Henry (Barbara) Townsend of Thaxton, MS, and George Townsend of Nettleton, MS; niece, Trena Smith-LaGrone; nephew, Lamont Mosely; and a host of several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other precious relatives and cherished friends.

Lowell Townsend was preceded in death by his parents, Valeria Lowe-Townsend and U.S. Townsend; three sisters, Vannest Mosely-Lindsey, Ola B. Townsend, and Gwenda Dianne-Townsend; and three brothers, Eddie C. Townsend, James Arthur "Duke" Townsend, and James Russell Townsend.