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Alta V. Townsend

1932 - 2016

Alta V. Townsend obituary, 1932-2016

BORN

1932

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Emerald Coast Funeral Home & Reception Center

161 Racetrack Rd NW

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Alta Townsend Obituary

Alta V. Townsend born January 14, 1932, passed away Thursday, October 20 at her granddaughter's home in Lynn Haven, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband David Townsend, a son Bobby Kennedy, a son Richard Kennedy, a brother Burt Scroggins, a brother Shelly Scroggins, a granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter. She is survived by a daughter Kathryn Johnson, a sister Glenda Fortune, a brother Charles Scroggins, eight grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by so many. Services will be held at Emerald Coast Funeral Home on Monday, October 24th. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with Memorial Service immediately following visitation.
Expressions of love and sympathy may be placed and viewed online at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Northwest Florida Daily News on Oct. 23, 2016.

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