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Carl Austin Townsend

1934 - 2020

Carl Austin Townsend obituary, 1934-2020, El Paso, TX

BORN

1934

DIED

2020

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Landess Funeral Home, Inc. - Campbell

1213 West Allen Road

Campbell, Missouri

Carl Townsend Obituary

Carl Austin Townsend

El Paso - Carl Townsend was born in 1934 to James and Myrtle Townsend in Fisk, Missouri. He was one of 11 siblings that reached adulthood. After deciding to leave high school early, Carl joined the Air Force and was stationed overseas on a couple of occasions. During the summer of 1954, while back in the US on leave, he and his brother decided to stop in at Frosty's Drive-thru for a root beer float. It was this decision that began a seven decade love affair with our mother, who was working as a carhop at Frosty's. After dating for about a year, he and Mom were married in Hernando, MS. They were in the Air Force for about 18 months and upon leaving the service, Dad enrolled at SEMO St in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

After graduation from SEMO St, Dad got his first coaching and teaching job at St Mary's HS. After leaving there, Dad was hired as the Principal and Coach at Qulin, MO. In the fall on 1967, Dad was hired to be the principal at Malden HS in Malden, MO. It was at Malden that Dad really shaped and helped mold the lives of thousands of young men and women. While working as the Principal at Malden HS, Dad also continued his education. He ended up with his BSE, Masters and Specialist degrees. That's not too bad for a young man that dropped out of high school his junior year.

Besides being the HS principal, Dad also officiated HS basketball games in the Bootheel of MO. And he did this so well that on multiple occasions he had the number 1 rating for basketball officials in the state of Missouri as rated by the coaches. Dad called numerous state championship game over the years as a result of his high ratings. When he wasn't calling basketball games during the fall each year, Dad was quail hunting. As any of the farmers in the Malden area will tell you, Dad would hit the fields anytime he could find a spare couple of hours.

After twenty two years as principal, Dad finished out his career at Malden as the Superintendent of the Malden School District. The year after Dad retired, Dad was honored by the MSHSAA for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Hearns Field House in Columbia, Mo. It was an honor well deserved and earned.

After retiring from Malden HS, Dad worked for Shelton Office machines for several years and Dad also began to participate in missionary trips each year. Dad went to Haiti, Mexico and the Dominican Republic on multiple occasions to help spread God's word and to share his testimony. My father was a man of faith in that he lived his life like he felt the Bible told him to live it. He felt that having faith in Lord was the only way to truly live one's life each day and that by doing this maybe he could help someone else find the peace that he had in his life.

My father is survived by his wife of over 65 years, Dorothy, sons Carl Jr ( Monica ) and John David ( Judy). He and Mom have 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Pete Townsend, Jackson Mo and his sisters Emma Lou Hobbs of Jonesboro Ar and Joanne Horn of Farmington, Mo.

Dad was preceded in death by his daughter, Judy Lynne Curtis and 7 of his siblings.

Due to the Covid situation, a small, family only, service will be held in El Paso, Tx.

In Lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the following charity:

Seed to Root Ministries S2R. This organization helps recovering addicts, thru the use of the Gospel, find the ability to reenter society and become contributing members to our communities. Dad felt very strongly about the power of prayer to help heal people and families. Please look them up on Facebook if you would like to honor Dad with a contribution to this charity.




Carl Townsend nació en 1934 hijo de James y Myrtle Townsend en Fisk, Missouri. Fue uno de los 11 hermanos que alcanzaron la edad adulta. Después de decidir dejar la escuela secundaria antes de tiempo, Carl se unió a la Fuerza Aérea y estuvo destinado en el extranjero en un par de ocasiones. Durante el verano de 1954, mientras estaba de regreso en Estados Unidos con permiso, su hermano y él decidieron pasar por Frosty's Drive-thru para tomar un root beer float. Fue esta decisión la que dio inicio a una historia de amor de siete décadas con nuestra madre, que trabajaba como camarera en Frosty's. Después de salir durante aproximadamente un año, se casaron en Hernando, MS. Estuvieron en la Fuerza Aérea durante aproximadamente 18 meses y, al dejar el servicio, papá se inscribió en SEMO St en Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Después de graduarse de SEMO St, papá consiguió su primer trabajo como entrenador y profesor en St Mary's HS. Después de irse de allí, fue contratado como director y entrenador en Qulin, MO. En otoño de 1967, fue contratado para ser el director de Malden HS en Malden, MO. Fue en Malden donde papá realmente moldeó y ayudó a moldear las vidas de miles de hombres y mujeres jóvenes. Mientras trabajaba como director en Malden HS, papá también continuó su educación. Terminó con sus títulos de licenciatura, Maestría y Especialista. Eso no es tan malo para un joven que abandonó la escuela secundaria en su tercer año. Además de ser el director de la escuela secundaria, también dirigió los juegos de baloncesto de la escuela secundaria en el Bootheel de MO. Y lo hizo tan bien que en múltiples ocasiones tuvo la clasificación número 1 para los oficiales de baloncesto en el estado de Missouri según la clasificación de los entrenadores. Papá llamó a numerosos juegos de campeonato estatal a lo largo de los años como resultado de sus altas calificaciones. Cuando no llamaba a juegos de baloncesto durante el otoño de cada año, estaba cazando codornices. Como cualquiera de los agricultores en el área de Malden le dirá, papá iba a los campos cada vez que podía encontrar un par de horas libres. Después de veintidós años como director, terminó su carrera en Maldenas como superintendente del distrito escolar de Malden. Un año después de que papá se retirara, el MSHSAA lo honró con el premio Lifetime Achievement Award en Hearns Field House en Columbia, Missouri. Fue un honor bien merecido y ganado. Después de retirarse de Malden HS, trabajó para las máquinas de Shelton Office por varios años y también comenzó a participar en viajes misioneros cada año. Papá fue a Haití, México y República Dominicana en múltiples ocasiones para ayudar a difundir la palabra de Dios y compartir su testimonio. Mi padre era un hombre de fe en el sentido de que vivió su vida como sentía que la Biblia le decía que la viviera. Sintió que tener fe en el Señor era la única manera de vivir verdaderamente la vida de uno cada día y que al hacer esto, tal vez podría ayudar a alguien más a encontrar la paz que tenía en su vida. A mi padre le sobrevive su esposa por más de 65 años, Dorothy, sus hijos: Carl Jr (Monica) y John David (Judy). Mamá y él tienen 11 nietos y 11 bisnietos. También le sobreviven su hermano, Pete Townsend, de Jackson, MO y sus hermanas Emma Lou Hobbs, de Jonesboro, AR y Joanne Horn de Farmington, MO. Le precedieron en muerte su hija Judy Lynne Curtis y siete de sus hermanos. Debio a la actual situación del Covid, habrá un servicio pequeño solo para familia y se llevará a cabo en El Paso, Texas. En lugar de flores, se harán donaciones a la siguiente organización benéfica: Seed to Root Ministries S2R. Esta organización ayuda a los adictos en recuperación, a través del uso del Evangelio, a encontrar la capacidad de reingresar a la sociedad y convertirse en miembros contribuyentes de nuestras comunidades. Papá estaba muy convencido del poder de la oración para ayudar a sanar a las personas y las familias. Búsquelos en Facebook si desea honrar a papá con una contribución a esta organización benéfica.

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Published by El Paso Times from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19, 2020.

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Gregg Jaynes

September 30, 2023

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Teri Hampton

December 2, 2020

My heart is broken because of his passing, and healed because of the memories of his generosity, friendship, leadership and love. Much love and many prayers for Mrs. Townsend and the family. Thanks for sharing him with us.

Love you, Mr.T

Keith A. Dockins

November 30, 2020

One of the best men I’ve known. Picked me up after my father died my Freshman year, and kept me up.

Jim Wright

November 25, 2020

Mr. Townsend is in heaven with Lord. Rest in peace.

Reba Duck

November 22, 2020

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Kerrie Duck

November 22, 2020

You will be very greatly missed love and prayers for your family

George & Carol Ann Truelove

November 22, 2020

Loved Brother Carl so much with his great since of humor. He will be missed.

Marty and Phyllis Howard

November 21, 2020

Loved to watch Mr. Townsend officiate basketball games. My husband, Marty, quail hunted with him for many years. He was a super nice man. We extend our sympathy.

Gary

November 20, 2020

One of the best neighbors a person could and the best principal you will be missef

Aubrey Gee

November 20, 2020

Rest In Peace Mr Townsend !

Lamanda loyd

November 20, 2020

Sure loved him in school..He was a good man..So sorry for your loss

Cynthia Myhre

November 20, 2020

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. He was the best landlord I could’ve asked for. He will truly be missed.

Heather White

November 20, 2020

Mrs. Townsend- we are heartbroken by his loss. We love you both so much and his loss will forever be felt in our hearts. We will miss his voice and his hugs, always checking in to see how we were all doing. The neighborhood was never the same without you two. -Much love, Heather, Aubree & Parker

Patty Shell

November 19, 2020

Dorothy.....i am so sorry to hear of your loss! Hoping that you will return to Dexter and hang with we other widows! Prayers for you and your family!

Sharon Parker

November 19, 2020

The best man in the world other than my dad!

Patricia Smith Triplett

November 19, 2020

I enjoy having MR. T as a mentor could have asked for a greater person. will also remember

James E Hampton

November 19, 2020

My deepest sympathy for you and all the Townsend family. He was a great man and even as the principle of MHS, he was always on the student's side and always made you feel special. Truly an inspiration for every student through out his tenure. God Bless and RIP Mr. "T".

William Presser

November 19, 2020

I was blessed to have known him and had him in my life.

Lakreedra

November 19, 2020

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. MALDEN MO

Teresa Hicks

November 19, 2020

Your father and husband was truly one of a kind and an inspiration to us all. He will be truly missed. Prayers of comfort and peace for you all.

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