Leslie B. Townsend, Sr.'s Obituary
Leslie Bernard Townsend, Sr. 59, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at his residence. He was a 1978 graduate of Brainerd High School. He was a member at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Usher Ministry. Leslie retired from Mueller Company as a machinist. He was preceded in death by his son, Leslie Townsend, Jr.; father, William Townsend, Sr.; mother, Helen Satterwhite; grandparents, Johnny and Juanita Pride and Leola Lucas; brother, William Townsend, Jr. Survivors include his sons, Robert (Britney) Hyter, II and Bernard (Derenda) Hyter; seven grandchildren; brothers, Alphonza (Denise) Townsend and Edmund (Carlotta) Townsend; sister, Deborah (William, III) Simpson, all of Chattanooga; aunt, Maxine Patterson of Memphis, TN; and a host of other relatives and friends. Leslie will lie-in-state on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 9 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home with the family service to follow at 1 p.m. with Bishop William Simpson as the eulogist. Burial in Tyner Cemetery.
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