Jerome Douglas Townsend

Jerome Douglas Townsend

1956-12-29 1997-02-11
Mr. Townsend, 40, of Carbondale and formerly of Urbana, died Tuesday morning (Feb 11, 1997) at Carbondale.



He was born Dec. 29, 1956 at Urbana, a son of Ed Lee and Viola Hodges Townsend.



Survivors include a daughter, Janae Patricia Townsend of Peoria; his father and stepmother, Ed and Rita Townsend of Urbana; a sister, Sylvia Davis of Champaign; and a brother Eddie D. Townsend of Urbana.



He was preceded in death by his mother.



Mr. Townsend graduated from Urbana High School in 1974. He received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry froom Western Illinois University, Macomb, in 1979.

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