Cover photo for David L Townsend's Obituary
David L Townsend Profile Photo
In Memory Of
David L Townsend
1945 2023

David L Townsend

February 2, 1945 — May 11, 2023

David L. Townsend, 78, of Louisville, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

David graduated from Morehead State University and did graduate work at the University of Louisville. He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1972, serving in Berlin, Germany. David was a member of Westport Road Baptist Church, where he was an active deacon. He also enjoyed volunteering with the VA and riding his motorcycle.

Preceded in death by his parents, H.L. and Beulah Townsend; and siblings, Gay Sandelin, Patricia Townsend, L.M. Townsend, and Paul R. Townsend.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan Townsend; daughters Kerry Townsend (Hichem Frigui) and Stacey Carver Wold (Scott Wold); and grandsons, Devin and Dillon Carver; numerous nieces, a nephew, and extended family.

Visitation will be from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Westport Road Baptist Church, (9705 Westport Road). His memorial service will be at 12:30 pm that day at the church with inurnment following at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, KY.

Memorial Contributions in David's memory may be made to the Veterans Administration or Westport Road Baptist Church.

To leave a special message for the family, please click, "Share Memories."
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of David L Townsend, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, May 26, 2023

11:30am - 12:30 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Friday, May 26, 2023

Starts at 12:30 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Interment

Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central

2501 North Dixie Boulevard, Fort Knox, KY 40121

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 13

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree