Lois L. (Thompson) Townsend (1899)

CALLISON, THOMPSON, TOWNSEND

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 9/1/2009 at 13:42:46

The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 12, 1899
Page 8

THE SECOND VICTIM

Mrs. L. T. Townsend, of Macksburg, Dies from Injuries Received at the Townsend Fire.

Mrs. L. T. Townsend, of Macksburg, died last Friday morning at 2 o’clock as a result of the injuries received at the explosion which followed the fire at her husband’s store.

In the early morning of June 1st the store of Townsend & Co. was discovered to be on fire and a crowd gathered about. When the fire was well under way an explosion occurred, supposed to be caused by gunpowder or some other explosive in the store, and the entire front of the building was blown out. Mrs. Townsend, who, with others, was standing on the porch, was caught under the wooden awning as it fell, and was crushed and bruised in the region of the breast, from which injury she has now died after five weeks’ suffering.

Mrs. Townsend was a noble and lovable woman, greatly esteemed for her kindly and charitable disposition, and her death is sincerely mourned in the community.

This is the second victim of the explosion, the first being Mr. Thomas Whitworth, who received injuries from which he died in a few hours.
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The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 27, 1899
Page 1

Obituary

Lois L. Townsend was born at Morton, Delaware county, Ohio, October 26th, 1847. Died July 7th, 1899, at her home in Macksburg, Iowa, aged fifty-two years, eight months and eleven days.

She was married to L. T. Townsend January 24, 1867, in Delaware county, Ohio, and the following year they moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where they resided until October 7, 1878, when they came to Macksburg, where she has since resided with her husband till the time of her death. There was born to them four children, two sons Ed. L. and Bert, and two daughters, Ada M. wife of J. D. Callison, and Jennie, who remains with her father.

Mrs. Townsend was baptized on December 15, 1876, by Rev. H. H. O’Neal, pastor of the M. E. church, of Des Moines. She united with the M. E. church of Macksburg January 27, 1898. Having lived a devoted Christian life, the church loses in her a pillar of strength, the community a most willing helper in time of need, her family a patient loving wife and mother.

Her funeral was preached by Rev. D. Martin at the M. E. church Saturday, July 8th, at 10 a.m. Her remains were taken to Des Moines for interment by the side of her mother. The services being in charge of the Relief Corps, a profusion of beautiful flowers was arranged for the occasion. Mrs. M. E. Craven accompanied the family and relatives to Des Moines, where other funeral services were conducted previous to her burial.
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