Charlie Townsend

Mr. Charlie Aubrey Townsend, 83, of Singletary Millpond Road in Bladenboro passed away Monday afternoon, March 9, 2015. Aubrey was the son of Jerry Reuben Townsend and Nora Belle Lewis Townsend of Lumberton, both deceased, and the widowed faithful husband of Elizabeth Ann Humphrey Townsend (married 28 years, until her death in 1979) and then Margaret Taylor Singletary Townsend (married 19 years, until her death in 2013). He is survived by one sister, Nora Laut of Elizabethtown, as well as two sons, Phillip Townsend of Zionville and Alan Townsend of Apex, one stepson, Cliff Singletary of Cameron, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He served in the U.S Army from 1952 to 1954, including a tour in Korea, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was a dedicated follower of Christ and served in local churches as a deacon, trustee, teacher, and friend. Employed as a mechanic with the NC Department of Transportation until retirement, he spent his golden years as a caregiver to his dear wife Margaret during an extended illness and was an avid and enthusiastic fisherman. The family will receive friends at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home in Elizabethtown from 6-8 PM on Wednesday evening, March 11, 2015. A funeral service will be held at Hickory Grove Baptist Church at 1 PM on Thursday, March 12, 2015, followed by a brief graveside service at the Raft Swamp Baptist Church cemetery.