Obituary for Hortence Townsend
Funeral services for Hortence "Mrs. Shorty" Townsend, 71, of Sicily Island, LA will be held at Rosin Creek Pentecostal Church on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 2PM with Bro. AJ Kimball officiating. Interment will follow at Siloam Cemetery in Harrisonburg, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.
Hortence was born on Thursday, October 27, 1949 in Hereford, TX and passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 in Alexandria, LA. Hortence Townsend also known as Mrs. Shorty was born and raised in Port Arthur Texas, where she met her loving husband James Townsend Sr. After a few years living in Texas the two moved to Louisiana and started a small family. That small family became a very large and loving family. She loved all of her kids, grandchildren, and great grandchildren very much.
She and her husband attended Rosin Creek Pentecostal Church , where she taught Sunday school. Those children , who are now adults meant the world to her. Mrs. Shorty worked at Catahoula Council on Aging for over 20 years. She made a huge impact on her small community. She loved and cared for her elderly people and she always made sure that everyone had more than what they needed. Anyone who knew her knew she wasn’t very big but her heart made up for it in size. She will be missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Lee Lozano, Sr. and Lydia Mesaise Lozano; brother, Oscar Lee Lozano, Jr.; two sisters, Sara Landry and Delores Lozano; two brothers, Michael Lozano and Johnny Lozano; and step-daughter, Becky Wilson.
Hortence leaves behind her husband of 50 years, James Ray Townsend, Sr.; two sons, James Ray Townsend, Jr. and Joseph Lee Townsend & his wife Starla; daughter, Amanda Cotten & her husband James; brother, David Lozano; three sisters, Linda Trevino, Rosie Broussard, and Elizabeth East; 13 grandchildren, Brittane' Mayo, Garrett Townsend, Tyler Townsend, Ria Clark, Haley Townsend, Joshua Townsend, Zander Butts, James Ray, III, Anthony Parker, Jarred Parker, Felicity Crum, Reggie Womack, Lil' Ray, Jr., Andy Cotten, and Emma Cotten; and 12 great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Jonathan, Judah, Halli, Dillon, Colton, Carson, Fallon, Chesney, Auburn, Raylynn, and Everly. She also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Townsend, Joshua Townsend, Jordy Sadler, Anthony Parker, Buckshot Roberts, and Lil' Ray, Jr.
The family will receive friends at Rosin Creek Pentecostal Church on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 11AM until service time at 2PM. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.
Hortence was born on Thursday, October 27, 1949 in Hereford, TX and passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 in Alexandria, LA. Hortence Townsend also known as Mrs. Shorty was born and raised in Port Arthur Texas, where she met her loving husband James Townsend Sr. After a few years living in Texas the two moved to Louisiana and started a small family. That small family became a very large and loving family. She loved all of her kids, grandchildren, and great grandchildren very much.
She and her husband attended Rosin Creek Pentecostal Church , where she taught Sunday school. Those children , who are now adults meant the world to her. Mrs. Shorty worked at Catahoula Council on Aging for over 20 years. She made a huge impact on her small community. She loved and cared for her elderly people and she always made sure that everyone had more than what they needed. Anyone who knew her knew she wasn’t very big but her heart made up for it in size. She will be missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Lee Lozano, Sr. and Lydia Mesaise Lozano; brother, Oscar Lee Lozano, Jr.; two sisters, Sara Landry and Delores Lozano; two brothers, Michael Lozano and Johnny Lozano; and step-daughter, Becky Wilson.
Hortence leaves behind her husband of 50 years, James Ray Townsend, Sr.; two sons, James Ray Townsend, Jr. and Joseph Lee Townsend & his wife Starla; daughter, Amanda Cotten & her husband James; brother, David Lozano; three sisters, Linda Trevino, Rosie Broussard, and Elizabeth East; 13 grandchildren, Brittane' Mayo, Garrett Townsend, Tyler Townsend, Ria Clark, Haley Townsend, Joshua Townsend, Zander Butts, James Ray, III, Anthony Parker, Jarred Parker, Felicity Crum, Reggie Womack, Lil' Ray, Jr., Andy Cotten, and Emma Cotten; and 12 great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Jonathan, Judah, Halli, Dillon, Colton, Carson, Fallon, Chesney, Auburn, Raylynn, and Everly. She also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Townsend, Joshua Townsend, Jordy Sadler, Anthony Parker, Buckshot Roberts, and Lil' Ray, Jr.
The family will receive friends at Rosin Creek Pentecostal Church on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 11AM until service time at 2PM. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.