Services for Mr. Felton Townsend Jr., age 67 of East Dublin, will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the Resurrection Assembly of God. Burial will follow in Graham Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Hugh Spivey will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.

Mr. Townsend was a lifelong resident of Laurens County. He married and raised his family here. He worked at several of the local factories throughout his life and was employed at Forstmann for 25 years, retiring in 1999. He always devoted all of his spare time to his family and his church. He was a member of Resurrection Assembly of God.

Mr. Townsend was preceded in death by his parents; Felton Townsend Sr. and Ethel Johnson Townsend, mother in law; Nancy Stewart, sisters; Lorene Graham and Flossie Smith, brother in law and sister in law; Don and Myrna Green. Mr. Townsend passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Linda Townsend of East Dublin, children; Tanya (Phillip) Brown of Dublin, Chad (Michelle) Townsend of Rentz, Darrin (Carla) Townsend of East Dublin, Angel (Chris) Lanier of Dublin, grandchildren; Caleb (Candace) Townsend, Clarke Townsend, Jeslyn (Jesse) Tapley, Dalton Tyson, Connor Lanier, Makayla Brown, great grandson; Samuel Townsend, step grandchildren; Cole Gaultney, Blake Gaultney, Sierra Gaultney, Avery Gaultney, sisters; Reba Sterling of East Dublin, Alice Carr of East Dublin, Dean (Abner) Hembree of Dublin, Margaret (Tom) Kight of Vidalia, Betty (Johnny) Landrum of East Dublin and Poppy's Special Little Buddies, Daniel Lampp and Delilah Lampp.

Doyle Tanner, Ricky West, Clay Bowles, Mike Humphries, Don Spivey, and Jack Mulkey, will serve as pallbearers.